Alamire premieres a Thomas Tallis collaboration by Royal command.

Limelight caught up with John Adams and Peter Sellars to find out what an opera set in the Californian Gold Rush has to say about Donald Trump’s America.

A close friend of Piers Lane, the British pianist admits he will be a hard act to follow. We talk to the AFCM's new AD about old ideas and new brooms.

Jake Heggie’s close to the bone new opera ticks all the right bel canto boxes.

Good things sometimes come in threes, if you can take an hour.

The Russian-born pianist has attracted attention for his keen musicianship as well as his anti-Brexit, anti-Trump views.

The American soprano sings one of Strauss’ most complex roles in Limelight’s Recording of the Month for January/February.

Baptism of fire: Emily Magee’s toxic princess thrills and repels.

From Rent to Meet Me in St Louis to Songs for a New World, we choose the best shows to feature Christmas.

From blossoming romances to an unlikely friendship between an elf and a fir tree, operatic composers have taken a shine to Christmas over the years.

Imaginative and deep, here’s a seasonal disc that’s not just for Christmas.

A musical discovery is making people rethink the idea that Henry VIII’s sixth wife was simply the comfy-cosy nursemaid who eased his declining years.