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Opera
Live Review

Review: Maria Callas: A Concert in Hologram (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Through the wonders and shortcomings of technology, the legendary soprano makes her Melbourne debut 46 years after her death.

December 9, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Götterdämmerung (Opera Australia)

A six-star finale to Chen Shi-Zheng’s five-star Ring Cycle sticks to the script and proves all the world loves a good bedtime story.

December 8, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
CD and Other Review

Review: Smyth: Der Wald (Natalya Romaniw, Claire Barnett-Jones, Robert Murray, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, John Andrews)

Dame Ethel’s second opera proves she was more than a one or two hit wonder.

December 8, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Siegfried (Opera Australia)

The third opera in Wagner’s tetralogy throws up plenty of challenges, but Chen Shi-Zheng tackles them boldly and triumphs.

December 6, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Die Walküre (Opera Australia)

Chen Shi-Zheng’s meticulous staging of the second opera in Wagner's tetralogy proves his Ring Cycle is one for the ages.

December 4, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Das Rheingold (Opera Australia)

Chen Shi-Zheng’s finely crafted Ring Cycle heralds a return to Neue Bayreuth, but with a human touch.

December 2, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Rinaldo (Pinchgut Opera)

Pinchgut's superlative specialist cast of singers polish Handel's 1715 hit to a dazzling shine.

December 1, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
news

“It takes a village”

After two COVID-induced postponements, the most ambitious production in Opera Australia's history is being revealed, piece by piece.

December 1, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
CD and Other Review

Review: Wagner: Siegfried (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Simon Rattle)

An outstandingly detailed Siegfried from Rattle, providing you can live with the lead.

November 24, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Opera
news

Announcing the 2023 Limelight Recordings of the Year

A nail-bitingly close contest sees an independent label carry off the top prize.

November 21, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
news

Limelight’s 2023 Artists of the Year announced

Voted by our readers and nationwide team of critics, Limelight’s Artists of the Year are announced.

November 20, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
features

Angels and Demons

In a world still grappling with science and scepticism, Richard Mills has written a opera about the man who got the ball rolling – Galileo.

November 20, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
features

Five Questions for Anna-Louise Cole

The Melbourne-born singer talks about preparing for her second Ring Cycle with Opera Australia, and the friends she’s made along the way.

November 20, 2023

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