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

Lynden Barber laps up a rom-com based on ambitious young opera singers.

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor tells us about the guest artists performing with the orchestra in August, in the renewed Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.

As COVID restrictions ease, how can the arts sector provide safe spaces for half a million immunodeficient Australians?

Wagnerites in Adelaide are beginning to feel the need for sustenance, so ASO is performing Wagner's Der Ring ohne Worte, under its Conductor Laureate.

Ilbjerri AD Rachael Maza and performer Monica Jasmine Karo discuss the remount of John Harvey's musical play, as we wait to see how the Albanese government honours its commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Like flakey pastry and finely aged spirits, the unlikely pairing of Baroque instruments and new works by Australian composers is the basis for a new 'prog-baroque' ensemble, explains violist Katie Yap.

On the eve of his visit to Melbourne and Perth, the renowned UK-based conductor discusses the rise of music in UK schools and his hope of starting a Russian-Ukrainian orchestra when the conflict is over.

Cameron Lam explores Australian music written for brass instruments, from tubas and trombones, to double bell trumpets and a 19-century ophicleide.

"Once in a while, everyone needs to be heard." Meg Bignell's new novel The Angry Women's Choir has just been published. Here is an extract.

"If the human voice is not a miracle, it’s bloody close," says Meg Bignell, whose new novel The Angry Women's Choir is released today. In this essay she discusses finding and using your authentic voice.

Ahead of their Melbourne concert, the award-winning guitar duo talk about their studies in New York and the importance of music in today's world.