Review: Sunset Boulevard (Opera Australia & GWB Productions)
Sarah Brightman’s audacious performance unleashes the full potential of Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece in this glittering homage to the Golden Age of Broadway.
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.
Sarah Brightman’s audacious performance unleashes the full potential of Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece in this glittering homage to the Golden Age of Broadway.
Simon Stone directs Kaija Saariaho’s last opera, Australian Dance Theatre celebrates 60 years, and Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal returns.
We talk to author Katherine Wiles and other creatives about their colourful careers in the Opera Australia Chorus.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Sex, demigods and a three-headed beast, Gilgamesh has it all. Composer Jack Symonds talks about his new opera based on the Mesopotamian epic.
A nuanced reading of Mozart’s score by conductor Zoe Zeniodi and impressive house debuts by Nardus Williams and Filipe Manu make this Così sparkle.
Ahead of an Australian tour, violin virtuoso Pekka Kuusisto and singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane talk about their collaborative process.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Six years after its first Australian outing, Brett Dean’s must-see opera is back with Allan Clayton recreating his bravura portrayal of the titular Dane.
The SCO returns with a triumphant showcase of fresh interpretation and the interplay between conductor and concertmaster.
Restoring the mythic nature of Virgil’s epic to Purcell's Baroque masterpiece, Yaron Lifschitz sets a new benchmark for opera production in Australia.
Ahead of Opera Australia’s Puccini Gala, conductor Daniel Smith and soprano Julie Lea Goodwin put the composer’s genius under the microscope.
A near-perfect night at the opera does Puccini proud, with Suor Angelica proven to be the indispensable heart of the work.