Features
Expect the unexpected as maverick violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja returns.
by Clive Paget
Why Australia needs to rethink its cultural leadership and governance.
by Samuel Cairnduff
The sharp eye and inventive theatrical choices of Alexander Berlage.
by Steve Dow
West End star Celinde Schoenmaker on boarding the BRAVO arts cruise.
by Jansson J. Antmann
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Soundings
Interview
Sam Allchurch talks about his love of choral music, his various plans for the Sydney Chamber Choir, where he is Artistic Director, and its 50th-anniversary gala, which features five world premieres.
by Shamistha de Soysa
On the Record
This month features three homegrown blockbusters, two new takes on Ravel, women’s-eye views of Venetian Baroque, a haunting Faerie Bride and a Flying Dutchman for the library.
by Clive Paget
Cutting Edge
Eugene Ughetti tells us about his new work for Speak Percussion, which involves trap machines, flying clay and two live percussionists.
by Maddy Briggs
Visual Arts
Loribelle Spirovski is a finalist in this year’s Archibald Prize with a portrait of didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton. She explains why she painted it with her fingers.
by Jo Litson
Books
Jill Rivers describes meeting Vaslav Nijinsky’s daughter and his decidedly odd grandson while researching her book about the legendary dancer.
by Jill Brown
Opera
★★★★ The second opera in Barrie Kosky’s Ring Cycle is darkly dramatic, suggesting the Earth has burned. Catch it at cinemas here.
by Clive Paget
Books
★★★½ This life-and-times biography explores Melba as others saw her.
by Shamistha de Soysa
Film
★★★★ Boris Lojkine’s film about a migrant surviving in Paris gets your pulse racing.
by Jason Blake
In the Limelight
Coda
World Premiere
Jack Frerer discusses his new work, commissioned by Musica Viva Australia for Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene and Australian pianist Jennifer Marten-Smith, and explains why he likes composing for instruments he can’t play.
Playing Up
Appointed as Principal Tuba at age 19, Stanley McDonald is the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s youngest musician. He shares his love for the low-pitched brass instrument as he prepares to play Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto.
Guy Noble's Soapbox
After spending a relaxing time on a virtual tropical beach, Guy Noble wonders if a little more virtual reality might be in order.
5 Questions For
The Australian mezzo-soprano tells us about her role debut as Delilah and her same-day preparations for the July 2022 reopening of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
My Music
A prolific artist, stand-up comedian and presenter on television and radio, Limelight’s resident cartoonist may move with the times, but his musical tastes never do.
Playlists
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