The May 2025 issue of Limelight is now available, and hard copies are on their way to those with print subscriptions.
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Barrie Kosky explains why he’s revisiting Wagner’s epic at Covent Garden
by Clive Paget
Leah Purcell turns to opera for her fourth adaptation of The Drover’s Wife.
by Jane Albert
Sheridan Harbridge on returning to Prima Facie and reclaiming female stories
by Elissa Blake
What do first-edition manuscripts tell us about a composer’s true intentions?
by Miriam Cosic
Sara Bareilles opens up about loss, her new album and the musical Waitress.
by Jansson J. Antmann
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Also in this issue ...
- On Stage: the buzz around live performance
- Newsworthy: a round-up of our recent news reports
- Comings & Goings: the latest arts appointments and departures
- Alfie Boe: interview by Jansson J. Antmann
- On the Record: new classical albums round-up by Clive Paget
- Izzard’s Hamlet: Suzy Izzard on her one-woman adaptation by Steve Dow
- Cutting Edge: Sacred Medicine by Steve Dow
- Vagabond: book review by Jansson J. Antmann
- Siegfried: The Royal Opera review by Clive Paget
- A Private Life: film review by Jason Blake
- On Air & Online: radio and streaming concert highlights
- Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Sending You Crackkurs™️
- Playing Up: The (Re)constructed Pipe Organ by Calum Builder
- World Premiere: Melody Eötvös for Musica Viva Australia
- Five Questions: Stuart Maunder
- My Music: Jeremy Fernandez, ABC news presenter
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