The return of the Doll
State Opera South Australia presents Richard Mills’ chamber opera as part of its Lost Operas of Oz program.
October 19, 2020
Victorian Opera celebrates 15 years with Indigenous creation opera
Deborah Cheetham’s Parrwang Lifts the Sky is one of four new works in the pipeline.
October 6, 2020
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll opera to go ahead in November
The new production of the Australian opera will see State Opera South Australia return to a newly renovated Her Majesty’s Theatre.
September 22, 2020
Victorian Opera launches an online children’s book
The company has adapted an opera it staged for babies and toddlers earlier this year into an interactive digital book called Baby Bilby Sings.
July 23, 2020
Review: The Sound of History: Beethoven, Napoleon and Revolution (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Festival)
An engrossing lesson in the historical and musical significance of Beethoven’s Eroica symphony in the composer’s 250th year.
March 8, 2020
Review: Celebrating Richard Mills (Melbourne Recital Centre, Victorian Opera, Orchestra Victoria.)
A birthday feast celebrating the breadth and depth of a great career.
December 16, 2019
Review: The Barber of Seville (Victorian Opera)
A generous helping of quality Rossini just in time for Christmas.
December 16, 2019
Richard Mills: Be true to your own vision
Ahead of his 70th birthday bash, Victorian Opera’s Artistic Director tells Angus McPherson about honing his skills in the percussion section, the best (and worst) conductors, and the pleasures of opera.
December 5, 2019
Read the December 2019 issue of Limelight Magazine online
The standout CDs of 2019 plus music for your Christmas stockings, Bran Nue Dae at 30, David Williamson's final curtain call, and we interview Richard Mills.
December 2, 2019
The December 2019 issue of Limelight Magazine is on sale
The standout CDs of 2019 plus music for your Christmas stockings, Bran Nue Dae at 30, David Williamson's final curtain call, and we interview Richard Mills.
December 2, 2019
State Opera South Australia announces its 2020 Season
A revival of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, a Verdi blockbuster, two musicals and a visit from Les Arts Florissants.
September 5, 2019
Victorian Opera announces its 2020 season
Salome and Die Tote Stadt should satisfy opera lovers and gore aficionados, while Tommy does the rest.
September 3, 2019
Richard Mills on the Double
The Australian composer's new double violin concerto for the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra sits back to back with Bach.
November 14, 2018