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Opera
features

Opera Column: COVID and the fiscal pas de deux between safety and staging

In this month's column, Greg Eldridge calls for companies to be more transparent about production budgets and for critics to report them, especially given the expense of COVID safety requirements in the theatre.

August 4, 2021
Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Opera, Theatre
news

$40 million allocated to help 82 arts organisations RISE

The Australian World Orchestra, ANAM, State Opera South Australia and Bluesfest are among the 82 arts organisations to receive grants in the latest round of RISE funding.

July 30, 2021
Opera
Live Review

Review: Bayreuth’s First Lady keeps its landlocked new Dutchman afloat

Oksana Lyniv and Asmik Grigorian play blinders in Tcherniakov's revenger's tragedy at Bayreuth.

July 29, 2021
Classical Music, Opera, Vocal & Choral
CD and Other Review

Review: André Messager: Passionnément (Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Stefan Blunier)

André Messager's comédie musicale is a sheer delight from start to finish.

July 28, 2021
Classical Music, Dance, Opera, Theatre
news

A new report reveals the damage to the arts by COVID, and offers a roadmap to revive the sector

The Creativity in Crisis report calls for a complete overhaul of arts funding in Australia, and a reworking of government policy, to reflect the vital role played by the arts in not just our economy, but our understanding of what it is to be human.

July 27, 2021
Opera
news

Opera Australia receives a $4 million lifeline

Following the postponement of Phantom, Opera Australia has been allocated $4 million from the Federal Government's COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund.

July 26, 2021
Books, Classical Music, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
news

The August 2021 issue of Limelight is now available

Features include the return of the opera Voss, the stage adaptation of Boy Swallows Universe, avoiding one-hit wonders in new Australian music, and a profile of Global Creatures' Carmen Pavlovic as Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens in Melbourne.

July 26, 2021
Film, Opera
Film Review

Review: La Traviata (Opera di Roma, Mario Martone)

Opera di Roma’s riveting, genre-defying production is made for this age and is one for the ages

July 26, 2021
Classical Music, Opera
features

On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in August 2021

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

July 26, 2021
Classical Music, Opera
features

Voss: Back from the wilderness

Why has it taken three decades for the opera Voss to be revived?

July 26, 2021
Chamber, Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

On the Record: New recordings in August 2021

Early music wins the laurels this month, from Jordi Savall’s medieval fiddle to David Skinner’s William Byrd and a trifecta of Handelian delights.

July 26, 2021
Classical Music, Dance, Opera, Theatre
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in August 2021

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

July 26, 2021
Opera
news

Opera Australia postpones The Phantom of the Opera to 2022

As OA postpones Phantom, Lyndon Terracini says that the company needs government help and compares the current situation to the Great Depression.

July 22, 2021

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