Andrew Aronowicz explains how he drew on a scary German legend for his new tone poem for Melbourne Symphony Orchestra where he is the 2026 Cybec Young Composer in Residence.

In his second program as Artistic Director of the Canberra International Music Festival, Eugene Ughetti presents a lineup rich in site-specific bell works.

In her new book Opera Wars, Caitlin Vincent takes a lively, illuminating, insightful and, at times, irreverent look at the world of opera.

Sting not only wrote the book and lyrics for The Last Ship, he will also play the leading role when the show arrives in Brisbane. He tells us why he wanted to write a musical.

The award-winning string quartet, formed in Berlin in 2019, gives us the lowdown on its name and debut Australian tour.

Once dismissed as “a brutal din”, Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 is now acknowledged as a monumental, groundbreaking work that expanded the symphonic genre.

After living in the UK for two decades, Helena Dix is back. We talk to the Australian soprano about moving home, her hectic schedule and why she’s sick of people saying the golden era of singing is over.

Guy Noble has had enough of the abusive men who populate opera and would love to see a few rewrites.

A childhood dream led Dutch musician Jörgen van Rijen to Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, where he is the Principal Trombonist. But first, he had to grow into his instrument, literally.

Luminescence Chamber Singers is set to premiere a new, electronically infused program. AJ America breaks it down for Maddy Briggs.

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

A round-up of our recent news reports.