Famous names, names that should be famous, and the results of Limelight's 2023 Artist of the Year poll! This month's Limelight is a big one.

A new study shows Australian opera has a legacy of gender inequality. So what’s next? We talk to Opera Australia's Jo Davies and Lindy Hume.

This accessible, thought-provoking new opera about the First Fleet's arrival helps fill a gap in a history written by visitors who never left.

Dharug composer Christopher Sainsbury has written a new opera for Victorian Opera, with a libretto by First Nations playwright Jane Harrison.

Outgoing Artistic Director Richard Mills brings back his star soprano, Jessica Pratt, for a bel canto showcase.

Returning to Melbourne for a concert version of Strauss’s final opera, Simone Young drew out the score's beauty; a little visual pleasure wouldn't have gone astray.

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

That such bias exists will come as a surprise to only a few. That it is so extreme may shock many.

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

A leading lady at Sadler's Wells for eight years, Margaret Nisbett was one of Australia's best-known singers in the 1960s and 1970s.

Lindy Hume’s new production of this early Mozart opera offers much to delight both eye and ear.

A treat for young lovers of music and theatre, and an easy entry point for little ones starting their performing-arts adventures.