On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in June 2023
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
May 22, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in June 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
May 22, 2023
Review: Melbourne, Cheremushki (Victorian Opera)
Shostakovich’s satirical operetta about a Soviet housing crisis gets a funny, inventive modern Melbourne makeover.
March 23, 2023
The very model of a modern major festival
Long-standing aficionado Stuart Maunder chats about Gilbert & Sullivan, their ongoing relevance and State Opera South Australia’s G&S Fest.
March 20, 2023
Melbourne, Cheremushki: An opera for Generation Rent
A new and city-specific adaptation of Dmitri Shostakovich’s satirical operetta skewers the Australian housing crisis.
March 17, 2023
Opera Australia and Victorian Opera announce first-time collaboration
OA and VO to present an epic staging of Mozart’s Idomeneo for three performances at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda.
March 14, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in March 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
February 20, 2023
Season Preview 2023: Opera and Dance
What do our opera and dance companies have on offer in the year ahead?
December 23, 2022
Newsworthy: January and February 2023
A round-up of our recent news reports.
December 23, 2022
Review: A Christmas Carol (Victorian Opera)
A musically sumptuous modern Melbourne take on Dickens’ classic Yuletide tale.
December 15, 2022
Victorian Opera announces 2023 Emerging Artists
Syrah Torii and Alastair Cooper-Golec will recieve full-time employment and mentorship from a company committed to supporting young operatic talent.
December 5, 2022
Victorian Opera announces its 2023 season
Two world premieres, Mozart, and Shostakovich's hilarious operetta feature in Richard Mills' swansong season.
November 21, 2022
The Gospel According to Dickens
A Christmas Carol has become a yuletide tradition. We explore its magic with the creative artists behind the various adaptations that are about to grace our stages.
November 21, 2022