On Stage: the events you need to see in September 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Led by guest director and harpsichordist Chad Kelly, this celebration of the music of CPE Bach was a fine way to round out the Australian Haydn Ensemble’s 10th anniversary season.
The Sydney venue’s 2023 season launches its Australian-first immersive sound system with a lineup featuring Peaches, Deborah Cheetham, Paul Grabowsky, Emma Donovan and Krautrock legend Michael Rother.
Sam Allchurch, AD of Sydney Chamber Choir, discusses staging the Messiah with chamber forces similar to those that Handel had at his disposal.
Alongside artists from every sector, the classical music community is uniting to stage fundraisers and offer other forms of relief to those affected by Australia’s catastrophic bushfires.
The CEO of Sydney’s City Recital Hall recalls the joy of proving her piano teacher wrong, working as an usher at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre, and dressing up to sit in the gods as an early operagoer.
Trevor Ashley tells us about the new Sydney Cabaret Festival, and the artists and events he’s programmed, including star act Jennifer Holliday.
Part marathon, part tasting plate, part John Cage’s Musicircus, Lyle Chan’s 12-hour festival will see Australia’s most innovative music-makers converge on City Recital Hall.
Australian music, Ross Edwards celebrates a milestone birthday, and a new music micro festival in CRH’s 2018. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Partying in a dorm in the Soviet Union meant singing chorales. So how will the much-loved composer celebrate her ‘second 30th’?
Chamber favourites and Australian premieres adorn a programme that features new collaborations and old friends. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
For the English pianist soon to tour Australia, Schubert is like wine – he gets better and better with age. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The award-winning artist will recreate Hogarth’s The Enraged Musician to the sounds of the Australian Art Quartet. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in