Presented alongside Verdi’s AIDA, Romeo Castellucci's staging of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle will be a keystone of the 2027 Adelaide Festival.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

The Adelaide Festival Centre CEO has loved music and the arts since childhood, having learned at the knee of her father, arts leader Tony Gould.

A $55 million renovation kits out the Adelaide Festival Centre with new seats, lighting rigs, stage flooring and upgraded foyers.

Heart and humour but Mama Does Derby has yet to find the balance between sporting chaos and theatrical order.

The newly appointed Festival Board acknowledges Louise Adler's "principled stand" and confirms the 2026 event will not be revived.

Set in modern-day Seoul, Simon Stone’s The Cherry Orchard finds new urgency in Chekhov’s portrait of a society on the brink.

"A deeply regrettable outcome": Just hours after Adelaide Writers' Week director Louise Adler resigned, the entire event has been shelved.

Our readers gravitated to daring premieres, festival feats and revisited classics alike.

Franco Zeffirelli's Aida will be part of the 2027 Adelaide Festival, but no word yet on its stars.

Our top 10 opera reviews chart an operatic landscape where bold new works jostle with reimagined classics for audience attention.

Ahead of his 2026 tour, the hugely popular classical composer talks about his deep connection to Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and reveals how he paints with music.