Funding axed for Fanfare youth music festival
Campbell Newman's razor gang cans band camp.
July 20, 2012
Deep Purple founder and classical composer Jon Lord has died
The rock legend infused all his music with classical influences and bestrode the genre divide. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 17, 2012
Limelight’s annual Opera Issue on sale now!
One of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s last heart-to-hearts; Simone Young on Wagner; 16 opera legends choose their own best disc.
July 16, 2012
Australians knocked out before SIPCA finals
None of the five Australian candidates have progressed to the last stage of the Sydney International Piano Competition.
July 14, 2012
Are Australian orchestras ignoring homegrown conductors?
Delving into the “maestro myth”: why are our best conductors overlooked? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 21, 2012
July issue of Limelight on sale now!
Philip Glass at 75, inside the Sydney International Piano Competition, Barenboim on world peace.
June 19, 2012
Prima la supermodel? Catwalk opera
Is the Golden Age of the voice coming to an end as the barihunks and high-fashion divas take over? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 19, 2012
Deborah Voigt undergoes emergency surgery
The Wagnerian soprano’s hotly anticipated Australian debut has been cancelled. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 19, 2012
Chamber Made Opera launches its own record label
Melbourne’s intrepid contemporary opera group releases two CDs in a bold recording venture. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 18, 2012
Takács Quartet returns to Australia
Formed in 1975, the ensemble presents music that is “dark and depressing, glorious and wonderful”. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 18, 2012
Graeme Murphy, Piers Lane and Stuart Maunder receive Queen’s honours
The Queen’s Birthday Honours list gives us something to celebrate in the Australian arts. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 14, 2012
Enraged students jam against School of Music cuts
Music students and concerned citizens have protested, musical instruments in tow, against the ANU Council's decision.
June 7, 2012
Paris Opera Ballet to perform exclusively in Sydney
The world’s most prestigious ballet company brings its classic Giselle to Australia in 2013. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
June 5, 2012