György Vashegyi on Montéclair’s Jephté
The Hungarian conductor talks about Limelight’s 2021 Opera Recording of the Year.
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.
The Hungarian conductor talks about Limelight’s 2021 Opera Recording of the Year.
The great German baritone talks about Limelight’s 2021 Vocal Recording of the Year.
The Icelandic pianist talks about Limelight’s 2021 Instrumental Recording of the Year.
Nicole Chevalier demands to be heard in Konwitschny’s angel-laden production.
The two British pianists talk about Limelight’s 2021 Chamber Recording of the Year.
The great conductor will visit Melbourne and Sydney for an all-Strauss Fest with the Australian World Orchestra.
The votes are in, the judges have spoken . . . and here are the winners.
Our December Recording of the Month is an album of songs by Respighi, a composer not especially known for his vocal writing. Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini talk to Clive Paget
The Russian-born German pianist is an artist who paints on a broad canvas; one whose place in the world informs his art; and one who is unafraid to speak his mind, whether on music or on politics.
Three hits scrubbed up in sparkling sound showcase Donizetti in full lyrical flight.
In response to the pandemic, VOCES8 reinvented themselves as stage managers, camera technicians and, crucially, impresarios, they produced a highly successful series of online events watched by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.
After a hiatus in 2020, we once again asked our reviewers and readers to vote for the Australian and International Artists of the Year. We are thrilled to announce our 2021 winners.
A hollow-hearted new co-production with the Met gets off to a standing start.