Catching up with the global phenomenon in New York, Clive Paget discovers how those bold interpretations get developed and learns a few of the things that have made an older and wiser Lang Lang into a more rounded artist.
Over 100 of today’s finest Australian and international singers have cast their votes to determine the most influential voices across the ages. Now, 30 singers tell us what makes our top 30 truly great.
The beloved Australian conductor and music educator, who died of cancer in October, meant so much to so many across the music industry and beyond. Those who carry on his legacy share their stories.
The legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson would have been 100 this month. Justine Nguyen revisits the heroic life and career of this daughter of Vikings.
Limelight talks to the operatic icon about life, music, the value of community, reality TV... oh, and Hillary vs Donald.
A visit with the composer who, in a career spanning six decades, has come to define Australian classical music.
Maria Callas’ status as cultural icon endures 90 years after her birth. But how was the legend of La Divina born? Limelight finds out.
The artform has been much maligned over the years for farfetched stories, but beneath the nonsensical plots lurks buried treasure.
Composer Philip Glass sparked the musical revolution of minimalism – then pronounced it dead. But, at the age of 75, he is still propelled by the manic energy of those early works.
