Soprano Eleanor Greenwood tops the 2023 Opera Awards, held for the first time since the beginning of the global pandemic.

Melbourne Opera’s Ring cycle hits its stride with an energising second instalment of Wagner’s tetralogy.

Melbourne Opera opened the first of its three full Ring cycles in Bendigo with a Das Rheingold packed with fine performances.

This compelling, heartfelt and provocative Madama Butterfly remains as relevant and powerful as when first staged in 2014.

Shostakovich’s satirical operetta about a Soviet housing crisis gets a funny, inventive modern Melbourne makeover.

Auber’s zesty elixir offers a tonic that's as lip-smacking as Donizetti’s.

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Long-standing aficionado Stuart Maunder chats about Gilbert & Sullivan, their ongoing relevance and State Opera South Australia’s G&S Fest.

Features include the story behind the Dunera Mass, Stuart Maunder's love of Gilbert and Sullivan, Joanna Murray-Smith's new play Julia, and pianist Zubin Kanga's explorations with state-of-the-art technology.

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

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.