Conductor, pianist and educator Dobbs Franks has died
The Julliard-trained pianist and conductor led symphony, ballet and musical theatre orchestras across Australia for four decades.
The Julliard-trained pianist and conductor led symphony, ballet and musical theatre orchestras across Australia for four decades.
A leading lady at Sadler's Wells for eight years, Margaret Nisbett was one of Australia's best-known singers in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lindy Hume’s new production of this early Mozart opera offers much to delight both eye and ear.
The star soprano is about to play all four heroines in Opera Australia's The Tales of Hoffmann. She discusses the formidable challenge ahead.
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A brilliant Ernesto Petti and a star turn by Stacey Alleaume make this revival of Elijah Moshinsky’s landmark staging a must-see.
The first part of Opera Australia’s 2024 season has launched and Guest Artistic Director Lindy Hume's program is no business-as-usual proposition.
Eighteen days brimming with music, art and dance, including performances by the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and Opera Australia.
Older audiences are proving resilient to cost-of-living shocks but families and under 35s are feeling increasingly priced out of the performing arts.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Led by tenor Stefan Vinke, performers across the stage excel in this concert of Wagner’s epic tragedy Tannhäuser.
Opera Australia has released its 2022 Annual Report, revealing that the company "remained viable" thanks to a $10m booster shot from the NSW Government.
Ahead of Opera Australia’s Tannhäuser in Concert, the Finnish bass talks to Limelight about his passion for Wagner and those who inspire him.