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Opera
Live Review

Review: Capriccio (Victorian Opera)

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.

September 2, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Dance, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in September 2023

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

August 21, 2023
Opera
news

New report highlights gender imbalance in Australian opera production

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

August 18, 2023
Classical Music, Dance, Opera, Theatre
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in August 2023

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

July 24, 2023
Opera
news

Australian soprano Margaret Nisbett has died

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.

July 6, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: Idomeneo (Victorian Opera/Opera Australia)

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

July 5, 2023
Opera
Live Review

Review: The Grumpiest Boy in the World (Victorian Opera)

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

June 24, 2023
Chamber, Classical Music, Dance, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral
features

On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in June 2023

This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

May 22, 2023
Classical Music, Dance, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
features

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
Opera
Live Review

Review: Melbourne, Cheremushki (Victorian Opera)

Shostakovich’s satirical operetta about a Soviet housing crisis gets a funny, inventive modern Melbourne makeover.

March 23, 2023
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera
features

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
Opera
features

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
news

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

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