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Classical Music, Instrumental, Opera
Live Review

Review: Simone Young Conducts Beethoven’s Fidelio (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)

Superb performances by two last-minute jump-ins, their fellow cast members, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and the SSO under Simone Young make the most of Beethoven’s troubled piece.

November 25, 2022
Opera
news

West Australian Opera announces its 2023 season

The lineup includes Carmen in the WACA, Sondheim's Into the Woods, a new Bohème and a world premiere by Lachlan Skipworth, with a new work in the Noongar language scheduled for 2024.

November 24, 2022
Festivals, Opera
news

Opera Queensland unveils its 2023 season

Likening opera to slow-cooking, Opera Queensland’s Artistic Director Patrick Nolan continues breaking new ground with his genre-defying programming from QPAC to the outback.

October 18, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Instrumental, Jazz, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
features

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

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

July 25, 2022
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Golden Cockerel (Adelaide Festival)

Barrie Kosky’s stupendous onstage cavalcade (featuring performers from Russia and Ukraine) is a masterful meditation on the lunacy that drives civilisations to ruin.

March 5, 2022
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Messiah (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

The MSO Chorus returns, bringing joy to the end of a diabolical year.

December 14, 2021
Classical Music, Dance, Opera
news

The Tait Memorial Trust’s 2019 grants

Grants have been awarded to 24 musicians and ballet dancers from Australia and New Zealand to support their study in the UK.

November 14, 2019
Classical Music, Opera
news

Australian soprano wins Guildhall Gold Medal

Samantha Clarke, a student of Yvonne Kenny's, has received the school's most esteemed award for soloists.

May 14, 2019

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