Season Preview 2026: Festivals
What do our festivals have on offer in the year ahead?
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.
What do our festivals have on offer in the year ahead?
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
With a high degree of difficulty, the inaugural cohort of OA’s revitalised Young Artist Program more than prove they are ready for their mainstage debuts.
Peter Sellars and Julia Bullock talk collaboration ahead of the Adelaide Festival run of Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Pulling out all the stops, State Opera South Australia’s Artistic Director Dane Lam talks about the company’s Golden Jubilee.
Two of the world’s best Nibelungs and a stunning Brünnhilde debut raise the bar as Young’s already outstanding Ring Cycle continues.
Guest Pianist Emmanuel Despax showcases both his virtuosity and generosity as a mentor to aspiring Chopin interpreters.
“Lower your guard,” says incoming Artistic Director Matthew Lutton, heralding the return of Peter Sellars and contemporary music.
Next year, Pygmalion will make its Australian debut at the Adelaide Festival with a series of concerts surveying the European Baroque.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
Completing their 11th Australian tour, the “rock stars of Renaissance vocal music” deliver a sublime survey of chant over a thousand years.