February 21, 2019
Review: The Magic Flute (Komische Oper Berlin, Perth Festival)
A delightful production that is as intoxicating as Papageno's pink cocktail, while acknowledging the darker elements in Mozart's opera.
February 21, 2019
Review: Parsifal (Victorian Opera)
A musically excellent, perceptively designed and directed production of Wagner’s final opera.
February 21, 2019
Maxine Peake to make her Australian stage debut
The acclaimed British actor, best known for her Hamlet, will appear with Sydney Theatre Company in August.
February 21, 2019
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Michael Collins on the magic of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
The clarinettist and conductor will perform Mozart’s masterpiece with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra before jumping on the podium to conduct Paul Dean’s brand new Clarinet Concerto.
February 20, 2019
Review: Ned Kelly (Lost & Found Opera, Perth Festival)
Luke Styles’ strong score is impressive in this new chamber opera, though the storytelling could be developed.
February 20, 2019
My Music: Justin Fleming
Though he played the piano badly as a child, the playwright developed a keen love of music. He recalls how including Berlioz in one of his plays influenced the lighting of the Olympic Flame in Sydney.
February 19, 2019
Nominees for the 36th Green Room Awards announced
Melbourne’s yearly awards ceremony for the performing arts celebrates 2018's outstanding achievements.
February 19, 2019
Chris Howlett on a day of Dvořák
The Artistic Director of 3MBS's Dvořák Marathon talks about the Czech composer's overlooked gems.
February 21, 2019
Review: The Magic Flute (Komische Oper Berlin, Perth Festival)
A delightful production that is as intoxicating as Papageno's pink cocktail, while acknowledging the darker elements in Mozart's opera.
February 21, 2019
Review: Parsifal (Victorian Opera)
A musically excellent, perceptively designed and directed production of Wagner’s final opera.
February 20, 2019
Review: Ned Kelly (Lost & Found Opera, Perth Festival)
Luke Styles’ strong score is impressive in this new chamber opera, though the storytelling could be developed.
February 18, 2019
Review: Lunar New Year: Memories from Childhood (Southern Cross Soloists)
A vibrant and eclectic blend of two contrasting cultures to create a unique and exhilarating concert.
February 18, 2019
Review: Gulliver’s Travels (Adelaide Fringe)
Gulliver upside down and inside out – a Lilliputian tale with a big heart.
February 21, 2019
Review: Parsifal (Victorian Opera)
A musically excellent, perceptively designed and directed production of Wagner’s final opera.
February 21, 2019
Review: Schubert: String Quartets Nos 9 & 14 (Chiaroscuro Quartet)
Chiaoscuros give lean mean account of death-saturated classic.
February 21, 2019
Review: Schubert: Symphonies Nos 1 & 6 (B’Rock Orchestra/René Jacobs)
Jacobs turns his hand to Schubert with decidedly operatic results.
February 21, 2019
Review: Cassandra Miller: O Zomer! (Philip Thomas, Mira Benjamin, BBC Scottish SO/Ilan Volkov)
Long-overdue disc showcases eclectic Canadian composer.
February 21, 2019
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Michael Collins on the magic of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
The clarinettist and conductor will perform Mozart’s masterpiece with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra before jumping on the podium to conduct Paul Dean’s brand new Clarinet Concerto.
February 21, 2019
Review: The Magic Flute (Komische Oper Berlin, Perth Festival)
A delightful production that is as intoxicating as Papageno's pink cocktail, while acknowledging the darker elements in Mozart's opera.
February 21, 2019
Review: Parsifal (Victorian Opera)
A musically excellent, perceptively designed and directed production of Wagner’s final opera.
February 20, 2019
Review: Ned Kelly (Lost & Found Opera, Perth Festival)
Luke Styles’ strong score is impressive in this new chamber opera, though the storytelling could be developed.
February 19, 2019
Nominees for the 36th Green Room Awards announced
Melbourne’s yearly awards ceremony for the performing arts celebrates 2018's outstanding achievements.
February 15, 2019
Illuminating Wagner’s shadowiest characters
The stars of Victorian Opera’s upcoming production of Parsifal talk the holy fool and the wandering Jew.
February 21, 2019
Maxine Peake to make her Australian stage debut
The acclaimed British actor, best known for her Hamlet, will appear with Sydney Theatre Company in August.
February 19, 2019
Nominees for the 36th Green Room Awards announced
Melbourne’s yearly awards ceremony for the performing arts celebrates 2018's outstanding achievements.
February 19, 2019
The 2018 Matilda Awards have been announced
Two productions share the award for Best Mainstage Production, while the Matilda Awards introduce the winner of the first Emerging Female Leader Award.
February 18, 2019
Review: Gulliver’s Travels (Adelaide Fringe)
Gulliver upside down and inside out – a Lilliputian tale with a big heart.
February 18, 2019
Review: Games by Henry Naylor (Adelaide Fringe)
Games by Henry Naylor is a powerful intrigue based on a true story.
February 18, 2019
2019 Australian Dance Awards cancelled
Shrinking government funding for Ausdance National has led to the decision.
February 13, 2019
Meryl Tankard: To the Pointe of Madness
The choreographer tells us about reviving her famous solo work Two Feet with prima ballerina Natalia Osipova now starring.
February 11, 2019
Review: In-Synch: Ballet at the Quarry (West Australian Ballet)
WA Ballet’s annual season of contemporary short works offers interesting ideas but lacks sophistication.
February 10, 2019
Review: The Great Tamer (Dimitris Papaioannou, Perth Festival)
A spectacle of visual design and unspoken storytelling.
February 8, 2019
Review: Sunset (STRUT Dance/Maxine Doyle)
An immersive dance-theatre work filled with drama and intrigue.
February 4, 2019
Matthew Clarke paints his way into the Adelaide Fringe
The artist, who has an intellectual disability, has a work on the cover of the Fringe brochure, on Adelaide trams, and as a city mural. He also has an exhibition in the festival.
January 22, 2019
Reimagining Bach at the NGV
Pianist Nicole Tj and violinist Thomas Lo, co-founders of anon., tell us about their 18-week music series, Bach X Reimagined, inspired by the National Gallery of Victoria's Escher x nendo exhibition.
January 9, 2019
Decoding Da Vinci
On May 2, it is the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, with celebrations planned across Europe. Art historian Rosalind Ormiston explores the life and genius of the original ‘universal man’ – artist, inventor, scientist, architect, and possibly a vegetarian.
January 1, 2019
The January/February 2019 edition of Limelight Magazine is now available
We reveal our 2018 Artists of the Year. Other features include The Magic Flute, Meryl Tankard's Two Feet and Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at 30.
January 1, 2019
Read the January/February 2019 issue of Limelight Magazine
Inside this issue: 2018 Artists of the Year, The Magic Flute, Meryl Tankard's Two Feet, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra at 30, Leonardo Da Vinci 500.
February 21, 2019
Review: Schubert: String Quartets Nos 9 & 14 (Chiaroscuro Quartet)
Chiaoscuros give lean mean account of death-saturated classic.
February 21, 2019
Review: Schubert: Symphonies Nos 1 & 6 (B’Rock Orchestra/René Jacobs)
Jacobs turns his hand to Schubert with decidedly operatic results.
February 21, 2019
Review: Cassandra Miller: O Zomer! (Philip Thomas, Mira Benjamin, BBC Scottish SO/Ilan Volkov)
Long-overdue disc showcases eclectic Canadian composer.
February 19, 2019
Review: Pärt: Fratres, Tabula Rasa (Viktoria Mullova, Estonian National SO/Paavo Järvi)
Russian violinist brings passion to Estonian’s measured simplicity.
February 19, 2019
Review: Schubert • Brahms: Symphony No 5, Serenade No 2 (Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner)
Brahms and Schumann bring out the softer side of Gardiner.
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