Review: Symphonic Titans (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
Asher Fisch and WASO were at their finest in Symphonic Titans, with killer accuracy tempering volcanic energy.
June 3, 2023
Review: Beneath the Music (WA Performing Lines/Encounter Theatre)
Beneath the Music is an elegant and moving story of familial redemption from rising Perth theatre star Jay Emmanuel.
June 1, 2023
Review: Asher Fisch conducts Die Walküre (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
In a unique exercise in unity and diversity, Asher Fisch pays tribute to his twin musical gods, Verdi and Wagner.
May 27, 2023
World Premiere: Graceful to Galloping
Andrew Schultz discusses his new work for the WASO, which draws on Thelonious Monk and a folk song celebrating wild horses.
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
Introducing the June 2023 issue of Limelight
Featuring Frances Rings and Alma Moodie, Ross Edwards and Raf Bonachela, this month's magazine is a jam-packed winter warmer.
May 10, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in May 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
April 24, 2023
Review: Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya wields the baton over a concert remarkable for its fire, finesse and furious percussion.
April 22, 2023
Tides of Longing: A refugee story for a concert hall
An ambitious work new for orchestra, massed choirs and a single actor, Tides of Longing explores the refugee experience in a new way.
April 18, 2023
Review: Mozart’s Great Mass (West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
An epic double bill of sustained intensity and a performance the likes of which you’d be very fortunate indeed to hear again.
April 7, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in April 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
March 20, 2023
If you go Into the Woods today …
Two very different productions of Sondheim's fairy-tale musical are about to open in Australia, one in Sydney, one in Perth. We speak to the directors.
February 27, 2023
TÁR: fantasy or stark reality for women conductors?
The whole world is talking about TÁR. It’s time for Australian orchestras to join the conversation on gender, the canon and conducting.
January 26, 2023