Review: Innocence (Adelaide Festival, State Opera South Australia)
Taut and terrific, Simon Stone’s production of Kaija Saariaho’s final opera is a potent deep dive into what motivates an atrocity.
March 1, 2025
Jansson J. Antmann
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 acting Deputy Editor at Limelight, where he is an ongoing contributor.
Articles by Jansson J. Antmann
Review: Nyilamum song cycles (Australian String Quartet, Binung Boorigan & Adelaide Festival)
Dr Lou Bennett and Paul Stanhope’s song cycle about a repatriated baby girl's journey has a mesmerising Australian premiere.
February 28, 2025
Fine Company
Thomas Edmonds talks to Jansson J. Antmann about life on the opera stage and the people he’s met along the way.
February 24, 2025
On Stage: the events you need to see in March 2025
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
February 24, 2025
Review: The Barber of Seville (Opera Australia)
The comic jewel in Opera Australia’s crown is back, reinvigorated by a brilliant cast and a reading of Rossini’s score under conductor Daniel Smith that’s up there with the best.
January 19, 2025
Review: Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera (Sydney Festival)
It may be camp, but this Wagner-lite music drama still manages to deliver a cautionary tale about hubris and human folly amid the glitz and glamour.
January 11, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals, Instrumental, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre
Season Preview 2025: Business as Usual?
Though there are signs of belt-tightening, there's plenty to look forward to and anniversaries to celebrate in the Australian arts in 2025.
December 20, 2024
Season Preview 2025: Festivals
What do our festivals have on offer in the year ahead?
December 20, 2024
Serendipity
Ahead of an Australian tour with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Hans Graf tells us why he puts his distinguished career down to luck.
December 20, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in January/February 2025
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
December 20, 2024
Review: Joshua Bell in Recital (Hey Dowling)
Accompanied by Peter Dugan on piano, Joshua Bell reclaims the title of rock star with his perfect readings of Mozart, Schubert and Fauré.
December 3, 2024
Blackheath Chamber Music Festival announces 2025 program
GRAMMY-nominated American countertenor Reginald Mobley heads a star-studded lineup featuring Diana Doherty, Ross Edwards, Lior and Nigel Westlake.
November 29, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in December 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
November 25, 2024