Sir John Tomlinson on new music and the state of opera today
In this second part of a two-part interview, the veteran bass speaks frankly about how the profession of singing has changed over his long career.
February 20, 2018
It’s 20 questions time for Marcelo Puente
Ahead of his Opera Australia debut as Don José, the Argentine tenor talks favourite sopranos, fantasy dinner guests, and guilty pleasures.
February 6, 2018
Barrie Nose Best
Shostakovich was 20 when he began writing The Nose. Barrie Kosky was around the same age when he fell in love with it.
February 5, 2018
John Copley fired by the Met for “inappropriate behaviour”
The veteran stage director has been dismissed after a chorister made a complaint to the company.
February 1, 2018
The Merry Widow smashes OA box office records
Stunning sets and star power have made Murphy’s production the most popular production of the work in the company’s history.
January 25, 2018
Sir John Tomlinson on work, Wagner and giving it some welly
The veteran British bass has some advice for young basses and reveals the secrets of Reginald Goodall and his hidden room.
January 25, 2018
Opera Australia’s Regional Scholarship winners sing it in Sydney
Opera Australia’s four young Regional Scholarship winners wowed an audience at the Opera Centre following a week of intensive coaching.
January 22, 2018
Coming Soon: The March 2018 issue of Limelight Magazine
Subscribe or renew your subscription to Limelight magazine before Friday February 9 to receive our March 2018 issue, delivered from February 22.
January 18, 2018
The top ten most-read live reviews on Limelight in 2017
From nude dancers to opera superstars, here are the top ten live reviews that had our readers hooked in 2017.
December 22, 2017
Opera Australia announces 2018 Regional Student Scholarship winners
Four young singers from Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory will travel to Sydney in January for a week of professional training with Opera Australia.
December 21, 2017
Behind the scenes of the upgraded Joan Sutherland Theatre
With safer, quieter equipment and a revamped orchestra pit, the Sydney Opera House’s opera theatre is due to open on New Year’s Eve after seven months of work.
December 20, 2017
Alexander Lewis: Opera Australia’s triple threat
Romancing Danielle de Niese or tapping out Kosky’s Shostakovich, meet the tenor who ‘nose’ no bounds.
December 19, 2017
The Top Ten Classical Music Stories on Limelight in 2017
From breaking industry news to cute animals and orchestras, here are the most-read classical music stories on Limelight in 2017.
December 15, 2017