The veteran actor talks about playing Malvolio and embracing the shock of the new. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Sarah-Grace Williams explains how The Metropolitan Orchestra is aiming to launch the careers of eight Aussie composers.

Ahead of his Australian debut, we meet the French-born singer whose life has frequently resembled his chosen art form.

Limelight’s brains trust of early music practitioners share their secret pleasures from the bygone period. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

How choristers radically transformed from medieval monks into globetrotting superstars. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Mathematician Scott Rickard has crunched the numbers to create a “pattern-free” piano sonata, but is it “ugly”?

Singer Jonna Jinton shows off her bovine bel canto, with a technique like nothing you’ve ever ‘herd’.

Past a certain age, we expect most dancers to retire. But should we be putting these experienced talents out to pasture?

The British director reflects on the profound melancholy of Mozart’s most lyrical work. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Joseph Haydn was always a lively listen but 200 years after the composer’s death, Haydn's fresh and innovatory spirit matters more than ever.

The Australian artist, turning 80 this year, toyed with the idea of being a pianist until nerves got the better of him. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Will’s female roles were originally written for men. So what does his writing for women tell us about the man? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in