Review: Mahler’s First Symphony (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra inaugurated its 2023 season and covered itself in glory, revelling in the Concert Hall’s enhanced acoustics.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra inaugurated its 2023 season and covered itself in glory, revelling in the Concert Hall’s enhanced acoustics.
Limelight's hard-working team published over 750 reviews in 2022. But what were the critiques that really clicked with our readers?
What do our opera and dance companies have on offer in the year ahead?
What do our orchestras and choirs have on offer in the year ahead?
Craig Whitehead, who has been working as interim CEO at SSO, will now step into the role permanently.
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.
Two world premieres, Mozart, and Shostakovich's hilarious operetta feature in Richard Mills' swansong season.
Our reviewers and readers have voted for the Australian and international artists who raised their heart rates in 2022. Their votes have been tallied, and we are thrilled to announce our winners.
Hugh Robertson, the Orchestra’s Editorial Manager and former Limelight Deputy Editor, reveals what he is most looking forward to next year.
As he prepares for Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming People’s Choice and Fidelio concerts, Concertmaster Andrew Haveron talks to us about exploring new territory in the world of opera.
"Employ more women," says Opera Australia CEO Fiona Allan, one of six women, including Simone Young and Deborah Cheetham, interviewed in a new documentary by Miriam Gordon-Stewart.
We explore the history of Fidelio, and talk to Simone Young and First Nations writer Tyson Yunkaporta about the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s new concert version.
As polling continues, composers Elena Kats-Chernin and Ella Macens reflect on being nominated for next month's Sydney Symphony Orchestra People’s Choice Concerts.