The August 2026 issue is now available for Limelight subscribers to read. Available in two formats, you can explore the magazine through our flipbook version or read each article individually through our website.

Suzie Miller discusses her rocketing career and her new play about the AFLW.

by Jo Litson

We look at the history of the countertenor and the rise of the voice today.

by Shamistha de Soysa

The fairy-tale musical Into the Woods takes its place in the opera world.

by Jansson J. Antmann

The future for classical music in Canberra in the wake of Renew ANU.

by Emily Thornton

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