Composer of the Month: Gaetano Donizetti
From comedy to dark tragedy, the extraordinarily prolific Donizetti proved himself to be the master of all operatic forms.
From comedy to dark tragedy, the extraordinarily prolific Donizetti proved himself to be the master of all operatic forms.
In her latest composition Sally Greenaway explores the parallels between sport and music, inspired by the 2016 Rio Olympics and the allure of Latin American music.
Music lessons have had to pivot to Zoom during lockdown, but while there are major drawbacks to this it has also offered new intimacies.
This month, Greg Eldridge recalls the invaluable lessons he learned from Australian opera director Andrew Sinclair, who died in September. His career included many years working at Covent Garden.
The pandemic has exposed rifts between arts organisations and freelance musicians. We need to recast the relationship for everyone to thrive.
A composer of film and game music, Penkin talks to Limelight ahead of his appearance at the 2021 High Score conference, celebrating composition and sound art for gaming.
Brett Yang talks to Limelight about their virtual world tour, other classical artists making the foray into content creation, and growing the classical audience for everyone.
Meet Sunleif Rasmussen, the first composer from the Faroe Islands to achieve an international profile, whose distinctive music blends traditional folk tunes with spectralism and jazz.
Brisbane Music Festival’s “extremely raunchy” online production explores the sensuality of Britten and Richard Strauss alongside the world premiere of a work exploring webcam culture.
Jeremy Rose talks jazz in the time of corona, the resilience of musos and showcasing the best of the local scene at the Earshift Music Festival.
Van Badham's adaptation of George Orwell's classic for Black Swan State Theatre Company sets Boxer and Napoleon in the world of Trump and QAnon.
With COVID interrupting physical get-togethers, the Symphony for Life Foundation has come up with an initiative which sees the children who participate in its music programs perform a digital symphony with professional musicians.
Three young composers describe the new works they have written as part of Artology's 2021 Fanfare competition, which will be performed along with nine other fanfares in Brisbane this week.