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

The inventive director discusses staging Puccini’s one-act opera Il tabarro on board a ship for Sydney Festival.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

Opening Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s 2024 season, a new work from Katy Abbott taps into the complexity of musical communication.

Essential holiday listening includes gripping symphonies from a well-known pianist, Rattle’s Siegfried, Wilson’s Daphnis and Osborne’s latest Debussy.

Sophia Brous discusses her site-specific work The Invisible Opera, which explores the concept, dynamics and paradoxes of a public space.

A round-up of our recent news reports.

What do our opera and dance companies have on offer in the year ahead?

Though he may now be a hexagenarian, Guy Noble doesn’t feel it. He takes inspiration from Sir Paul McCartney – still touring to adoring fans at 81.

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

What were the online features that grabbed your attention in 2023? And what does the list say about you, our readers?

For Dots+Loops’ Playback, the post-genre arts series gave its alumni artists totally free rein. What does that look like?