Review: Janáček: From The House of The Dead (Simone Young)
Castorf’s take on Janáček’s prison opera sure involves a lot of cooks.
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.
Castorf’s take on Janáček’s prison opera sure involves a lot of cooks.
In his final column, Clive Paget recommends Glass at the Met, OA's Turandot, and a handful of European gems.
Clive Paget recommends a week with the Vienna State Opera, Glyndebourne's Vanessa, and asks who's afraid of Arnold Schoenberg?
Clive Paget recommends an Australian Butterfly, a resurrected Austrian miracle and six of the best from Belgium.
The founder of The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen tells us about his new Finger album, Limelight's Recording of the Month in June.
Let’s hear it at last for “The Ingenious Mr Finger”.
Clive Paget recommends modern masterpieces from the Met, Rattle’s damnable Faust, and a seven-year-old Yo-Yo.
Pierre Audi’s minimalist Tristan throws welcome focus on voices.
Nothing rotten in this modern-dress take on Shakespeare’s Dane.
Clive Paget recommends rarities by Stravinsky and Strauss, plus Barrie Kosky’s take on Mussorgsky.
There’s usually plenty to see around New York as we head into the summer but this year the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all arts events with nothing available on Broadway or in concert halls and the summer festivals now all abandoned. Museums and galleries are still closed, and although restaurants and bars are expected to gradually open, social distancing will be the order of the day. We will update these pages as soon as we know more. Classical Music Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Back to top Opera Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Back to top Musicals & Theatre Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Heading Text BOOK NOW Back to top New York Australians are the world’s greatest tourists, right? And no city offers quite as much in the way of artist thrills and spills as the Big Apple. After a year spent finding his feet, Limelight Editor-at-Large Clive Paget has hunted down the big names and haunted the…
Clive Paget picks 18th and 21st century winners, and then puts three rings on it.
The British conductor talks about his latest release, which is Limelight’s Recording of the Month in May, a collection of moreish French lollipops but also much, much more.