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Opera
features

Samantha Clarke: Catch a Shooting Star

Starting 2024 as Violetta in her Opera Australia debut, soprano Samantha Clarke has a big year ahead.

December 20, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
news

Matteo Bocelli to tour in ’24

The son of the Tuscan tenor Andrea Bocelli, Matteo returns to Australia for his first tour as headliner.

December 14, 2023
Books, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Film, Opera, Theatre
news

Introducing the January–February 2024 issue of Limelight

Getting ready for your summer break? Why not make the bumper new edition of Limelight magazine a part of it?

December 13, 2023
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

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