The January/February 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.

Amid the AI onslaught, we survey the live experiences on offer this year.

by Jansson J. Antmann, Paul Ballam-Cross, Steve Dow, Yvonne Frindle, Deborah Jones and Jo Litson

Jaime Martín on his rise to the podium and his passion for music and food.

by Clive Paget

The monumental play revealing the hidden human cost of haute couture.

by Steve Dow

Children’s music might be educational, but it can be so much more.

by Paul Ballam-Cross

How Opera Australia’s new-look Turandot reappraises Puccini’s final work.

by Alexandra Wilson

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