Limelight 250
It’s our 250th issue and we couldn’t be prouder. We look back at our history and ask our publisher, Bruce Watson, as well as several long-time subscribers what Limelight means to them.
It’s our 250th issue and we couldn’t be prouder. We look back at our history and ask our publisher, Bruce Watson, as well as several long-time subscribers what Limelight means to them.
A new collaboration between the Sydney Conservatorium and NIDA features the premiere of four operas written by Master’s students.
The number of Australians with their sights set on an international conducting career hasn’t changed, but their success rate is down. Why?
In 2024, some of the country’s leading arts venues will embark on or complete major renovations. What can audiences expect as a result?
Sisters Courtney and Emily Monsma will perform alongside each other in one of their dream musicals, and it feels like it was meant to be.
Ahead of his performances for Opera Australia, the world’s number one tenor Jonas Kaufmann talks about his highly anticipated role debut and upcoming season.
Sir Simon Rattle chats about Bruckner, Brexit and the London Symphony Orchestra's tour of Australia.
Learning music as a child has untold benefits, yet music education is contracting in Australia. Anita Collins discusses how impactful it can be for each and every student at a range of different schools.
Neuromusical educator Dr Anita Collins explains what happens in the brain when we listen to music, and how fireworks really explode when we play an instrument or sing together.
A year after her death from ovarian cancer, a new album has been released to raise awareness of this terrible disease.
Across nine days in January, Angus McPherson visited the 2020 Youth Music Culture Guangdong event in Guangzhou, China, spent time with Yo-Yo Ma, and discovered how the legendary cellist’s philosophy extends far beyond music.
From flygskam to hazardous air quality, the changing climate is increasingly having an impact on classical music and the arts. Angus McPherson considers how artists and organisations are rising to meet these challenges, and asks what role the arts can play in the face of a climate crisis.
As Ermonela Jaho prepares to take on Donizetti’s Three Queens, beginning with Anna Bolena, Justine Nguyen talks to the soprano about the role’s challenges and delves into the origins of the trilogy.