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Opera
Live Review

Review: The First Murder (Pinchgut Opera)

This brilliantly conceived production of Scarlatti's 1707 oratorio is set in contemporary times, on a beach, with superb performances all round.

May 24, 2026
Opera
features

Paradise lost – on the beach

Pinchgut Opera melds the Old Testament with Aussie holiday tradition in a reimagined, psychologically driven staging of Scarlatti’s The First Murder.

May 1, 2026
Classical Music
features

Knowing the Score

The University of Sydney recently acquired a collection of first editions of works by Mozart and Beethoven. Why are they so important?

April 20, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Bach & Telemann (Pinchgut Opera)

A peek into the soundscape of 18th-century Germany through works by important composers and the rare instruments of the Orchestra of the Antipodes.

March 30, 2026
Classical Music, Opera
CD and Other Review

Review: Vivaldi: Farnace (Pinchgut Opera, Erin Helyard)

A novel approach to completing Vivaldi's unfinished opera pays dividends.

March 20, 2026
Chamber, Classical Music, News, Opera
features

Discover the finalists of Limelight’s 2025 Artists of the Year

Who are the Australian and international artists who most thrilled and entertained you this year? Check out the shortlists here.

December 5, 2025
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Messiah (Pinchgut Opera)

The fresh sounds, harmonies and improvisations Erin Helyard infuses into this production turn the old into something new and extraordinary.

November 28, 2025
News, Opera
news

Pinchgut Opera opens digital archive with free global access

New Goldberg Variations film with Erin Helyard launches an expanded and free-to-access Pinchgut at Home platform.

November 10, 2025
Classical Music, News
news

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra marks 90 years with expansive 2026 season

In a year of music as “a timeless force for good”, season highlights include Sir Bryn Terfel and a complete Sibelius cycle.

October 2, 2025
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Mozart’s Requiem (Canberra Symphony Orchestra)

Thoughtfully transmitted, thoroughly immersive and fittingly beguiling – all at once.

September 26, 2025
Classical Music, News
news

New Zealand Symphony announces 2026 season

"Big ideas, big emotions" promises NZSO's Gemma New – and big names too, including María Dueñas, Isata Kanneh-Mason, James Ehnes and Stephen Hough.

September 23, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
news

Pinchgut Opera lifts curtain on 2026 season

A debut orchestral concert, a new staging of Pinchgut's first-ever production and an Australian premiere.

September 23, 2025
Opera
Live Review

Review: Maid Made Boss (Pinchgut Opera)

The vocal prowess of Celeste Lazarenko and Morgan Pearse the icing on the cake in Pinchgut's staging of Pergolesi's riotous 'tiny' opera.

September 14, 2025

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