The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

Handel's big hit, William Kentridge’s Sybil and Guy Noble conducting in a gorilla suit. All this and much more in your November issue of Limelight.

This new take on Puccini’s classic combines visual chic and grittiness in a visually impressive and emotionally moving production.

This accessible, thought-provoking new opera about the First Fleet's arrival helps fill a gap in a history written by visitors who never left.

Love letter to Janáček retains some of the composer’s charm but less of his bite.

Geurie's own Nathan Bryon to receive $25,000 to support the development of his burgeoning operatic career.

A new production of Gian Carlo Menotti's spooky opera The Medium hopes to raise hairs ahead of Halloween.

A fine and very moving performance of Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio concerning a murder that changed the world.

Murder and greed propel Monteverdi's Poppea but really, says director David Berthold, it’s a story of “humans being human".

Opera Australia's stellar Tales of Hoffmann in the running for a prestigious International Opera Award. Barrie Kosky up for Best Director.

A new report examines the lived experience of female and gender diverse music creators – and offers solutions for a way forward.