This month’s cover story, A Knight at the Opera, takes a deep dive into one of the biggest hits of the early 1700s – Handel’s Rinaldo.

The first Italian opera written for the London stage, the story of a brave knight battling to rescue his beloved from supernatural forces brought the house down at its 1711 premiere and catapulted Handel to fame and fortune.

Limelight Editor-at-Large Clive Paget traces Handel’s journey to London and talks with Pinchgut Opera’s Erin Helyard ahead of the company’s first-time staging of this all-time classic.

Much-loved Australian actor Sigrid Thornton talks to writer Cassie Tongue about returning to Sydney Theatre Company to play Irina Arkadina in Andrew Upton’s adaptation of The Seagull. When something feels a bit scary, Thornton says, that’s often a good reason to embrace it.

Some of you may already know that Limelight favourite Guy Noble has been all at sea for years, serving as the inimitable conductor and host on every BRAVO Cruise of Performing Arts since the inaugural voyage of 2014. As he prepares to set sail again in 2024, he reminisces on past highlights, from interviewing Bryn Terfel to conducting Also...