Vincent Ciccarello to depart the ASO
After close to a decade as Managing Director at the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Vincent Ciccarello is to step down from the role.
July 28, 2022
Jo Litson
Jo Litson is the Editor of Limelight Magazine. She took up the position in late 2018 having joined the magazine as Deputy Editor in 2016. During a 35-year career as an arts journalist she has been a contributor to numerous publications including Limelight, The Australian, The Bulletin, and the Qantas magazine. She was the arts writer and theatre reviewer for The Sunday Telegraph for 12 years until 2018, and has written the labels for the Archibald Prize for the Art Gallery of New South Wales for over 20 years.
Articles by Jo Litson
Ali McGregor: A call to arms
Australian soprano Ali McGregor has formed a company to create concepts for new operas – one of which, The Call, will premiere at Opera Queensland, with McGregor starring. She explains how and why The Call came about.
July 25, 2022
Cutting Edge: Time to Scream
Eugene Ughetti discusses the changes he’s seen since founding Melbourne’s Speak Percussion 20 years ago, and their latest project Scream Star.
July 25, 2022
Boublil and Schönberg: They dreamed a dream
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg discuss the concert spectacular Do You Hear the People Sing?, which charts their 50-year collaboration.
July 25, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Instrumental, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Stage, Vocal & Choral, World
Newsworthy: August 2022
A round-up of our recent news reports.
July 25, 2022
Comings and Goings: August 2022
The latest arts appointments and departures.
July 25, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Festivals, Film, Instrumental, Jazz, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral, World
On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in August 2022
This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
July 25, 2022
Chamber, Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Instrumental, Jazz, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Orchestral, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
On Stage: the events you need to see in August 2022
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
July 25, 2022
Introducing the August 2022 issue of Limelight
This month our features explore investing in music education, re-evaluating Australian culture through a regional lens, two stage adaptations of Jekyll and Hyde and whether postmodernism has put paid to beauty.
July 15, 2022
Michael Sheen to star in Amadeus at SOH
The Welsh actor will play Salieri in a spectacular new production in the Concert Hall – the first event to be announced in the SOH's 50th-anniversary celebrations.
July 12, 2022
New Nicole Car Prize announced
As the internationally acclaimed soprano winds up the Freelance Artist Relief Australia Fund, established when COVID hit, a new prize is announced, which will see her mentor the winner in Paris.
July 7, 2022
Finalists for the 2022 Freedman Classical Music Fellowship announced
The finalists for this year's coveted prize are harpist Emily Granger and violists Henry Justo and Katie Yap.
July 6, 2022
Welcome to the Moulin Rouge
Director Alex Timbers discusses the challenges of adapting Luhrmann's film Moulin Rouge! for the stage, his new children's book and the show he's dying to take to Broadway.
June 28, 2022