Review: Brahms: A German Requiem (Opera Australia)
Deft choices do justice to Brahms’ very “human” requiem. What more could one ask for?
DAMU-trained scenographer Jansson J. Antmann designed the Czech premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tell Me on a Sunday. A presenter on 2MBS Fine Music Sydney and Editor of LaVie in Europe, he was Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s publicist, a regular on ABC Overnights and a regular contributor of features and reviews at Limelight.
Deft choices do justice to Brahms’ very “human” requiem. What more could one ask for?
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
The English tenor reveals his true colours and it’s a glorious palette to behold.
Ahead of his tour with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Italian baritone Renato Dolcini reflects on his passion for Baroque music and his collaboration with William Christie.
Ahead of her title-role debut in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow, soprano Emma Pearson tells us why operetta deserves pride of place alongside opera.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
This mini-festival of short works underlines the merits of OA’s Young Artist Program and the career-readiness of its graduates.
John Cranko’s evergreen masterpiece proves the perfect vehicle for Callum Linnane’s final performances with The Australian Ballet.
A transcendent program co-curated and composed by Ross Edwards is the perfect send-off for outgoing Festival Director Catherine Harker.
John Bell and Elysian Fields join forces in a world premiere that reimagines Shakespeare and Wyatt through evocative, jazz-infused settings.
Against the odds, the Australian premiere of Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick’s reduction pays off.
Two-time Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles talks about her musical Waitress, returning to songwriting and finding meaning in loss.
As Alfie Boe prepares to return to Australia, the much-loved tenor talks about farewelling Les Misérables and the art of collaboration.