A Wonderful Folly
Stuart Maunder will fulfil a bucket list dream when he directs Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies for Victorian Opera. He tells Jo Litson why the musical is so special, and challenging.
November 25, 2024
Orchestra Victoria into the spotlight in 2025
Recently appointed Artistic Advisor Jessica Gethin is keen to show audiences what Orchestra Victoria can do on stage as well as beneath it.
October 25, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in November 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
October 21, 2024
Victorian Opera launches 2025 Season
VO's Stuart Maunder spills the tea on a season featuring Sondheim's Follies, a Mozart Abduction and a site-specific Jane Austen opera.
October 7, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in October 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
September 23, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in September 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
August 19, 2024
Review: La rondine (Victorian Opera)
In the centenary year of Puccini’s death, Victorian Opera offers his rarely performed late work, La rondine.
August 9, 2024
A World of Trees
Sir Jonathan Mills discusses his new forest opera Eucalyptus and explains why it could only be set in Australia.
July 22, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in August 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
July 22, 2024
Review: English Eccentrics (Victorian Opera)
Emerging artists interpret numerous oddballs of history in this handsomely staged production of a forgotten mid-century gem.
July 5, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in July 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
June 24, 2024
The Power of Puccini
The centenary of Puccini's death gives creatives the chance to reflect on what makes his operas so special and explore new ways to stage them.
April 22, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in May 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
April 22, 2024