Soprano Emma Matthews has won Limelight’s Australian Artist of the Year 2016. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The country’s favourite soprano chats to Limelight’s editor about repertoire, the state of the profession and the Opera Review. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
If you’ve seen soprano Emma Matthews in an opera you will know that her performance lives long in the memory. It’s not just her glorious, limber voice that captures you but her remarkable acting ability. In short she lights up the stage. Witness the Aussie diva’s extraordinary and moving portrayal of Lucia’s madness a few seasons back for Opera Australia, or her vulnerability in La Traviata and comedic flair in Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia, playing superbly off buffo baritone supremo Paolo Bordogna. This theatrical quality adds immensely to her latest collection of bel canto gems, with ABC Classics following on from her triumphant 2010 Monte Carlo outing on Deutsche Grammophon. Featuring the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Andrea Molino, and produced by acclaimed tonmeister Virginia Read, this offering is as good if not better than the yellow label one. Whereas on the former recording Matthews laid out her entire stall and gave us 21 songs over a generous 76 minutes, the new album offers greater cohesion with interconnected moments from La Traviata, Il Turco and a brace each from Bellini’s La Sonnambula and I Puritani. It gets off to an effervescent start with Je veux vivre from Gounod’s… Continue reading…
WA Opera celebrates its half century with three audience favourites and a special gala concert in the park. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
On the launch of her new CD with "the dancing conductor", the singer recalls the winding path to vocal glory.
The Australian soprano joins Daniil Trifonov, Hélène Grimaud and Dame Emma Kirkby in Melbourne Recital Centre’s 2017 series. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A stunning line-up of Australian performers will raise money for the victims of the tragic mass-shooting. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A musically sublime but visually slight journey to Baroque heaven.
Limelight speaks to Richard Mills about 2016’s gastronomic delights, circus thrills, and bel canto masterworks. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
It’s Don G’s opening night and Opera Australia’s latest Donna Anna has all the answers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Limelight takes a look at why Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor still gets us going gaga. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A spirited evening of music wows a grateful crowd of 10,000. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
There are fun and frolics aplenty in Julie Taymor's vivid and vibrant interpretation.
