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Opera
Live Review

Review: The Human Voice & The Call (Opera Queensland, Brisbane Festival)

This double bill featuring an opera by Poulenc and a new Australian work, conceived by Ali McGregor with a score by Connor D'Netto, is captivating, intelligent, theatrical and emotional.

September 21, 2022
Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Rain on My Parade

There have been so many deluges when he conducts outdoors that Guy Noble is beginning to wonder if he has rain-making powers. As for the bugs he encounters, just open his scores.

September 19, 2022
Classical Music, Opera, Theatre
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in September 2022

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

August 22, 2022
Opera
Live Review

Review: La Traviata (Opera Queensland)

This new co-production offers a feminist perspective, while Verdi’s glorious music and excellent singing shine through in a classic retelling of the story.

July 15, 2022
Opera, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: A Life Together in Song – Cheryl Barker & Peter Coleman-Wright (Opera Queensland)

Australian opera’s star couple reflected on their amazing careers and lives together with repertoire that inspired them in an intimate, well-presented and received recital.

June 4, 2022
Circus, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
news

Brisbane Festival announces first part of 2022 program

International acts return for the first time in two years, alongside 20 world premieres, with more than half of the 500-odd performances offered free of charge.

May 31, 2022
Opera
Live Review

Review: Festival of Outback Opera (Opera Queensland)

This festival is an extraordinary achievement in improving accessibility to opera and the arts more broadly.

May 24, 2022
Opera
Live Review

Review: La Serenata (Kang Wang and John Woods)

The stunning voice of Australian-Chinese lyric tenor, Kang Wang, shone through in a superlative recital as part of Opera Queensland’s Studio series.

May 16, 2022
Festivals, Opera
features

The Festival of Outback Opera returns for a second year

After its huge success last year, Opera Queensland's ten-day outback Festival returns. We talk to the festival organisers and headline performer Greta Bradman.

May 9, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Instrumental, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in May 2022

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

April 26, 2022
Opera
features

Gendered violence in opera essential to the drama

Responding to Dr Caitlin Vincent's feature on gendered violence in opera, reader Stephen Kershaw argues that these heightened and passionate deaths are an essential part of opera.

March 15, 2022
Classical Music, Opera
features

Diva or Canon Fodder?

Opera’s gendered violence is a complex issue, with no easy fix 

February 21, 2022
Uncategorised
features

Comings and Goings

The latest arts appointments and departures.

December 17, 2021

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