Review: Il trovatore (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
This new Il trovatore may not sit well with the purist, but this is one of the most interesting productions of the year.
June 27, 2023
Clive Paget
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
Articles by Clive Paget
Jessica Pratt: The Hoffmann Odyssey
The star soprano is about to play all four heroines in Opera Australia's The Tales of Hoffmann. She discusses the formidable challenge ahead.
June 19, 2023
On The Record: New classical albums in July 2023
Osmo Vänskä’s Mahler cycle continues with a sublime Ninth, quirky programs from Zubin Kanga and Anna Prohaska, and a Rota rarity.
June 19, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in July 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
June 19, 2023
The importance of “Tom” Weelkes and “Will” Byrd: A King’s Singer explains
Jonathan Howard on two Elizabethan giants and why you should never pee on someone’s head from the organ loft.
June 9, 2023
Review: Australian Horn Trios (Quercus Trio)
Six works, three players, one fascinating journey.
June 8, 2023
Review: Rota: Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (Grazer Philharmoniker, Daniele Squeo)
Rota’s Parisian soufflé gets its just deserts at last.
June 2, 2023
Review: Haydn: Stabat Mater (Kammerorchester Basel, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs)
Jacobs draws every drop of drama out of Haydn’s stately Stabat.
May 29, 2023
On The Record: New classical albums in June 2023
The King’s Singers celebrate “Tom and Will”, Poles propel Weinberg string quartets to the top of the list, and it’s another great month for women composers.
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: Cavalieri: Rappresentatione Di Anima Et Di Corpo (Il Giardino Armonico, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Giovanni Antonini)
In world’s first opera, moral debates and souls in torment have seldom felt such fun.
May 19, 2023
Review: Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne (Musiciens du Louvre, Romain Dumas)
Christian Lacroix serves up a riot of colour in the original Parisian sex comedy.
May 10, 2023
Tim Mead and Purcell: A match made in heaven
The British countertenor talks text, musical line, and those tricksy bottom notes.
May 8, 2023