Review: Das Rheingold (Opera Australia)
Chen Shi-Zheng’s finely crafted Ring Cycle heralds a return to Neue Bayreuth, but with a human touch.
December 2, 2023
Jansson J. Antmann
A Prague-trained scenographer, Jansson J. Antmann designed Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tell Me On a Sunday in Sydney and the Czech Republic. A regular guest on ABC Overnights and Editor of LaVie in Europe, he was the publicist at Darlinghurst Theatre Company and acting Deputy Editor at Limelight, where he is a regular contributor.
Articles by Jansson J. Antmann
On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in December 2023
This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
November 20, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in December 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
November 20, 2023
Review: Das Rheingold (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
The stars align, literally and figuratively, as Simone Young’s four-year Ring Cycle lifts off to a rapturous ovation.
November 17, 2023
Review: Sibyl by William Kentridge (Sydney Opera House)
Beginning as a tribute to sculptor Alexander Calder, this Olivier Award-winning opera becomes a brilliant meditation on human folly.
November 3, 2023
Adelaide Festival announces forward-thinking 2024 program
“Old friends” top the bill at Ruth Mackenzie's inaugural festival, but the Artistic Director wants buy-in from the state’s youngest.
October 24, 2023
Cutting Edge: An Uncertain Art
Associate Director Nhlanhla Mahlangu and composer Kyle Shepherd discuss William Kentridge’s Olivier Award-winning Waiting for the Sibyl ahead of its Australian premiere.
October 23, 2023
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Flagging spoilers, Elise Esther Hearst opens up about A Very Jewish Christmas Carol.
October 23, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in November 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
October 23, 2023
Ring in the New
On the eve of Opera Australia’s ‘Digital Ring ’, we examine Wagner’s timeless epic.
September 25, 2023
Religion and Risk
Ahead of his upcoming tour with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, violinist Joshua Bell discusses the meaning of music in our lives.
September 25, 2023
On Stage: the events you need to see in October 2023
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
September 25, 2023
Review: Queer Opera (Andrew Sutherland)
More is less in this study of how the lived queer experience is represented in opera.
September 15, 2023