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

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

Big themes and big emotions dominate – from Mozart’s Requiem to Mahler’s symphonies to Tippett’s humanist oratorio.

Limelight published hundreds of live music, theatre, dance and opera reviews this year. But what were the critiques that really clicked with our readers?

A powerful and beautiful tribute to the victims of a war Australia won’t talk about.

A fusion of psych-rock and symphonic power alternates between overwhelm and brilliance.

Joy unconfined as Simone Young brings SSO’s season to a spectacular close.

Andrea Lam, Lucy Clifford and Gurrumul honoured in a ceremony dominated by Melbourne rockers Amyl & the Sniffers.

Two of the world’s best Nibelungs and a stunning Brünnhilde debut raise the bar as Young’s already outstanding Ring Cycle continues.

From Symphony under the Stars to a roller derby, Sydney Festival’s 2026 program blends celebration and renewal to build “a playground of imagination”.

The SSO Fellows celebrate a year of musical growth in a concert of nuanced connection and communication.

A deeply moving performance from cellist Kian Soltani is among the highlights of an outstanding program.