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Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Threepenny Opera (Berliner Ensemble & Adelaide Festival)

Barrie Kosky’s brilliant makeover of Brecht, Weill and Hauptmann’s flawed masterpiece leaves you wondering how it could be performed any other way.

March 7, 2024
Books, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Film, Opera, Theatre
features

Read the January–February 2024 issue of Limelight online

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December 22, 2023
Books, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Film, Opera, Theatre
news

The January–February 2024 issue of Limelight is now available

Getting ready for your summer break? Why not make the bumper new edition of Limelight magazine a part of it?

December 22, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Opera
features

Wagner, Weill and All That Jazz

Barrie Kosky brings his production of The Threepenny Opera to the Adelaide Festival. He talks about creating it with the Berliner Ensemble.

December 22, 2023
Books, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Film, Opera, Theatre
news

Introducing the January–February 2024 issue of Limelight

Getting ready for your summer break? Why not make the bumper new edition of Limelight magazine a part of it?

December 13, 2023
Opera
news

2023 International Opera Awards announced

OA misses out for its Hoffman but Barrie Kosky awarded Best Director at the ceremony hosted in Warsaw.

November 10, 2023
Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
news

Adelaide Festival announces forward-thinking 2024 program

“Old friends” top the bill at Ruth Mackenzie's inaugural festival, but the Artistic Director wants buy-in from the state’s youngest.

October 24, 2023
Opera
news

International Opera Awards shortlist announced

Opera Australia's stellar Tales of Hoffmann in the running for a prestigious International Opera Award. Barrie Kosky up for Best Director.

October 12, 2023
Classical Music, Opera
Live Review

Review: Das Rheingold (Royal Opera House)

This engrossing start to Barrie Kosky’s new Ring Cycle can be seen in Australian cinemas this month.

September 15, 2023
Classical Music, Film, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
news

Introducing the October 2023 issue of Limelight

This month's features explore OA's new 'Digital Ring', the stage adaptation of The Dictionary of Lost Words, Mahler's Ninth, and Sir Eugene Goossens' push for the SOH.

September 13, 2023
Uncategorised
news

Curtain rises on Palace Opera & Ballet 2024 season

Barrie Kosky's Das Rheingold among 11 international operas and seven ballets screening at Palace cinemas across Australia.

August 5, 2023
Opera
news

Protesters bring Barrie Kosky’s Carmelites to a halt

"It's curtains for new oil and gas," said Just Stop Oil. But the show went on.

June 16, 2023
Dance, Film
features

Carmen set to open at Adelaide Film Festival

Benjamin Millepied, former Principal with New York City Ballet, Director of Dance at the Paris Opera Ballet and choreographer of Black Swan, discusses his latest film and the influence of Jerome Robbins.

October 25, 2022

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