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The Coronation of Poppea: Playing fast and loose

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

October 13, 2023
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news

International Opera Awards shortlist announced

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

October 12, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral
news

New report examines gendered experience in music in Australia and New Zealand

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

October 11, 2023
Classical Music, Opera, Theatre
news

Introducing the November 2023 issue of Limelight

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.

October 11, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral
news

Voting closes Sunday for Limelight’s 2023 Artists of the Year

There's one week left to vote for your favourite Artist of the Year – and the race is neck and neck.

October 10, 2023
Opera
news

Pinchgut Opera launches 2024 season

Hail Caesar! Sydney's Baroque opera specialists to present some of the most enduring works in the repertoire in 2024.

October 10, 2023
Chamber, Opera
Live Review

Review: Caitlin Hulcup and Friends (Melbourne Recital Centre)

The Australian mezzo returned to her hometown for an intimate performance of Romantic-era songs.

October 4, 2023
Opera
news

Opera star and cabaret singer Jacqueline Dark has died

One of Australia's most accomplished and best-loved singers, Jacqui Dark has passed away in a Sydney hospital, aged 55.

October 4, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: earth.voice.body (Sydney Chamber Opera/Carriageworks)

Featuring innovative staging and superlative performances, Sydney Chamber Opera’s triple bill is a portrayal of humans on the brink.

October 2, 2023
Opera
news

Vale Stephen Gould, Bayreuth’s “Iron Man”

The American Heldentenor died of inoperable cancer just two weeks after announcing his withdrawal from this year's Bayreuth Festival.

September 29, 2023
Classical Music, Opera, Theatre
features

Unforgettable moments at the Sydney Opera House

In Ashleigh Wilson's new book, Transcendence, 50 artists share 50 memories across 50 years at the Sydney Opera House.

September 28, 2023
Classical Music, Film, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
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The October 2023 issue of Limelight is now available

This month's features explore OA's new 'Digital Ring', the stage adaptation of The Dictionary of Lost Words, Mahler's Ninth, and Sir Eugene Goossens' push for the SOH.

September 25, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Biographica (Lyric Opera of Melbourne)

A fascinating contemporary Australian opera inspired by Renaissance music and a true Renaissance Man.

September 25, 2023

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