An Inspiring Collaboration
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian String Quartet join forces for one special concert.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian String Quartet join forces for one special concert.
From trad to swing, bop to free, Limelight selects the best jazz events happening in your state for IJD.
Strap yourself in for Joyce Yang's upcoming recital series. "We’ll take the sharp corners together!”
A new, world class instrument at the heart of St James' is about to be put through its paces.
The “merry month” in the northern hemisphere, May is a “busy month” here in Australia. The upcoming edition of Limelight is proof of it.
Sax star Remy La Boeuf, Katie Noonan, Brekky Boy and a slew of Australian jazz legends grace the program of the one-day festival.
Does God exist? The debate between Freud and C.S. Lewis plays like a good-humoured duel.
Opera Queensland is on a mission to take opera as far afield as possible and change the way it’s perceived.
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Great Sibelius from start to Finnish under a conductor to whom this music seems like second nature.
Belinda McClory shines in Andrew Bovell’s family drama about flawed relationships tested by seismic change.
Bravura performances of septets by the SSO principals and octets from the Goldner and Orava Quartets bring this year’s festival to a triumphant close.
A thoughtfully curated program of choral music for those still hankering to extend the feel-good vibes of Easter.
A perfect night at the opera opens OQ's inaugural Brisbane Bel Canto festival, giving soprano Jessica Pratt a production of Lucia to call her own.
Five characters in speech-making mode spin stories that take unexpected, sometimes bizarre turns.
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Brooklyn-based composer William Brittelle talks to Maddy Briggs about his latest, genre-blind mini-album in which he stares down the apocalypse.
Many 18th century composers worked in conditions antithetical to creativity, writes Sally Melhuish. Some triumphed regardless.
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Cameron Lam catches up on the latest music across Classical, Jazz and Sound Art in this month’s Australian Art Music playlist.
Ross Edwards tells Maddy Briggs about his new hour-long work, inspired by Monteverdi, which grapples with our looming ecological crisis.
Canberra International Music Festival Artistic Director Roland Peelman brings together two disparate giants of modern music.
We are excited to announce the launch of a new company that will offer a small range of cultural tours within Australia and abroad.
Many 18th century composers worked in conditions antithetical to creativity, writes Sally Melhuish. Some triumphed regardless.
Strap yourself in for Joyce Yang's upcoming recital series. "We’ll take the sharp corners together!”
A poignant interplay of light and darkness makes for a choral gem.
Great Sibelius from start to Finnish under a conductor to whom this music seems like second nature.
Six young performers will compete for a top prize of $5,000 and an engagement with the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian String Quartet join forces for one special concert.
French violinist Matthieu Arama steps into the role left vacant after the less-than-amicable departure of Jun Yi Ma in 2022.
A perfect night at the opera opens OQ's inaugural Brisbane Bel Canto festival, giving soprano Jessica Pratt a production of Lucia to call her own.
The centenary of Puccini's death gives creatives the chance to reflect on what makes his operas so special and explore new ways to stage them.
Opera Queensland is on a mission to take opera as far afield as possible and change the way it’s perceived.
Berlioz’s employer’s daughter turns out to be a first-rate composer.
A Frenchwoman’s resurrected Faust is Recording of the Month alongside an opera-fest that includes Kaufmann’s Parsifal. Smetana, Stravinsky, Debussy and Rózsa also feature.
Belinda McClory shines in Andrew Bovell’s family drama about flawed relationships tested by seismic change.
Five characters in speech-making mode spin stories that take unexpected, sometimes bizarre turns.
With roots in 1990s online culture and horror movies, Bridget Mackey's two-hander explores desire, grooming and abuse.
The “merry month” in the northern hemisphere, May is a “busy month” here in Australia. The upcoming edition of Limelight is proof of it.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
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In its first contemporary performance program, PICA presents new works from locals Decibel New Music Ensemble and STRUT Dance.
Queensland Ballet’s new Artistic Director shares her love for the piano and reveals a surprising musical crush.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
La Bayadère might not come this way again for many a year. Balletomanes should catch this sumptuous production while they can.
The Australian Ballet's dancers make Johan Inger’s masterpiece their own, meeting his challenge to find the human in its ugliness and beauty.
The David Page Music Fellowship provides early career Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander composers with opportunities to collaborate with Bangarra Dance Theatre.
A poignant interplay of light and darkness makes for a choral gem.
High-res performances from HD Duo with all-Australian repertoire.
Berlioz’s employer’s daughter turns out to be a first-rate composer.
Zimmermann weaves his magic from Stravinsky to Bartók.
Bychkov embraces his inner Czech with a magisterial national masterpiece.
A supreme Baroque stylist breathes new life into "The King's Opera".
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Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.
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