The Opera Australia CEO explains how she moved from playing the clarinet to arts management, and how she was once a whiz on the WX7, a Yamaha MIDI controller.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

This month's features explore the magical appeal of A Christmas Carol, the challenges facing our cultural sector and why soprano Siobhan Stagg is in such demand. We also reveal the 2022 Limelight Artists of the Year.

Opera Australia has earned its stripes as one of the world’s leading presenters of Italian opera – a legacy outgoing Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini can fully take pride in.

"Employ more women," says Opera Australia CEO Fiona Allan, one of six women, including Simone Young and Deborah Cheetham, interviewed in a new documentary by Miriam Gordon-Stewart.

Guy Noble raises an eyebrow at the Sydney Opera House’s “spittle-catchers”. On another note, he is proud to be staging a fundraiser in memory of much-loved soprano Taryn Fiebig.

The director of Opera Australia’s Carmen on Cockatoo Island discusses staging an opera on the industrial site.

The latest arts appointments and departures.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

His recording of Schubert's Ave Maria was used on the crime drama Hidden Assets. Now the Canberra-born rising star has released his first classical album, Primero. He's also recorded a version of Lady Gaga's Shallow.

Lyndon Terracini has decided to leave his role as Artistic Director of OA at the end of October, rather than the end of 2023, to make way for his successor and focus on his own future.

The young baritone takes home the $30,000 Marianne Mathy Scholarship, an opportunity to audition for the Lyric Opera in Chicago, and the inaugural Nicole Car Prize.