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Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)

Simone Young and pianist Cédric Tiberghien's French connection works its magic on a balmy summer night.

February 17, 2023
Classical Music, Film
features

Knowing the Score: The Young One in her prime

"It is what I burn for, it is what I breathe." A new documentary, Knowing the Score, brings the audience up to date with conductor Simone Young.

February 10, 2023
Classical Music, Orchestral
Live Review

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.

February 9, 2023
Stage
news

Limelight’s most-read reviews of 2022

Limelight's hard-working team published over 750 reviews in 2022. But what were the critiques that really clicked with our readers?

December 30, 2022
Dance, Opera
features

Season Preview 2023: Opera and Dance

What do our opera and dance companies have on offer in the year ahead?

December 23, 2022
Orchestral, Vocal & Choral
features

Season Preview 2023: Orchestras and Choirs

What do our orchestras and choirs have on offer in the year ahead?

December 23, 2022
Classical Music, Orchestral
news

Sydney Symphony Orchestra appoints new CEO

Craig Whitehead, who has been working as interim CEO at SSO, will now step into the role permanently.

December 2, 2022
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

Victorian Opera announces its 2023 season

Two world premieres, Mozart, and Shostakovich's hilarious operetta feature in Richard Mills' swansong season.

November 21, 2022
Uncategorised
features

The Limelight Artists of the Year for 2022

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.

November 21, 2022
Supported by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

An Insider’s Guide to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 2023 Season

Hugh Robertson, the Orchestra’s Editorial Manager and former Limelight Deputy Editor, reveals what he is most looking forward to next year.

November 14, 2022
Classical Music, Opera
features

Voting for the SSO’s People’s Choice enters final week

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.

November 4, 2022
Opera
features

Top Job: female leadership (or lack of it) in Australian 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.

October 26, 2022

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