January 16, 2019
Plácido Domingo to be honoured by the International Opera Awards
The beloved singer will receive the Awards' first ever Honorary Fellowship at a ceremony later this month.
January 16, 2019
A double shot of tough love from L-E-V
Israel’s L-E-V Dance Company is performing a double bill called Love Cycle at the Sydney Opera House. Sharon Eyal explains the shows and her company.
January 16, 2019
Arvo Pärt’s White Light
In 2018, Estonia celebrated the centenary of its independence by opening the new Arvo Pärt Centre. As the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir prepare to tour together, we look into the prism of Pärt’s music, with the help of the composer’s son Michael Pärt.
January 15, 2019
Saxophonist wanted to encourage rare flightless birds to mate
New Zealand’s Department of Conservation is looking for a musician to get the critically endangered kākāpō in the mood.
January 15, 2019
Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Gumming up the works
After a brawl at a concert in Sweden, Guy Noble offers a novel solution to the perennial problem of audience noise.
January 14, 2019
Australia Council delivers $6.6 million in latest grants round
Successful applicants include the Australian Music Centre, Four Winds Festival, and the Sydney Conservatorium's Composing Women line-up for 2018/19.
January 14, 2019
Theo Adam has died
The German bass cherished for his Wagnerian singing has died at 92.
January 14, 2019
Review: Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (2b Theatre Company, Sydney Festival)
A moving story about two Romanian Jews seeking refuge in Canada, spliced with exuberant klezmer songs.
January 14, 2019
Review: Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (2b Theatre Company, Sydney Festival)
A moving story about two Romanian Jews seeking refuge in Canada, spliced with exuberant klezmer songs.
January 13, 2019
Review: Shànghǎi MiMi (Sydney Festival)
The Paris of the East glitters seductively in Sydney's West.
January 12, 2019
Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (John Frost and others)
It's maybe not as thrilling a show as some of Willy Wonka's confectionery, but there's plenty to enjoy.
January 11, 2019
Review: Daughter (Sydney Festival)
A well-crafted piece of theatre that requires a constant negotiation of what it means to be an audience member.
January 10, 2019
Review: La Passion de Simone (Sydney Chamber Opera, Sydney Festival)
Australians make a strong case for Saariaho’s well-travelled oratorio, but can’t entirely overcome the work's curiously dissatisfying nature.
January 16, 2019
Plácido Domingo to be honoured by the International Opera Awards
The beloved singer will receive the Awards' first ever Honorary Fellowship at a ceremony later this month.
January 16, 2019
Arvo Pärt’s White Light
In 2018, Estonia celebrated the centenary of its independence by opening the new Arvo Pärt Centre. As the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir prepare to tour together, we look into the prism of Pärt’s music, with the help of the composer’s son Michael Pärt.
January 15, 2019
Review: Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Stewart Goodyear)
Goodyear’s fresh Beethoven out of the box worth the wait.
January 15, 2019
Review: Six Evolutions (Yo-Yo Ma)
63-year-old Yo-Yo comes back to Bach.
January 15, 2019
Saxophonist wanted to encourage rare flightless birds to mate
New Zealand’s Department of Conservation is looking for a musician to get the critically endangered kākāpō in the mood.
January 10, 2019
Review: La Passion de Simone (Sydney Chamber Opera, Sydney Festival)
Australians make a strong case for Saariaho’s well-travelled oratorio, but can’t entirely overcome the work's curiously dissatisfying nature.
January 7, 2019
Soprano Lauren Fagan awarded Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award
After success abroad, the singer has received a $25,000 grant for artistic development.
January 4, 2019
Review: La Bohème (Opera Australia)
A cast of uncommon distinction headed by Joyce El-Khoury's powerful Mimì makes this revival feel anything but routine.
January 3, 2019
La Passion de Simone: Ocean of Sound
Director Imara Savage talks about the challenges of staging the Australian premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s strange, contradictory oratorio about the life of French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil.
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 14, 2019
Review: Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (2b Theatre Company, Sydney Festival)
A moving story about two Romanian Jews seeking refuge in Canada, spliced with exuberant klezmer songs.
January 13, 2019
Review: Shànghǎi MiMi (Sydney Festival)
The Paris of the East glitters seductively in Sydney's West.
January 12, 2019
Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (John Frost and others)
It's maybe not as thrilling a show as some of Willy Wonka's confectionery, but there's plenty to enjoy.
January 11, 2019
Review: Daughter (Sydney Festival)
A well-crafted piece of theatre that requires a constant negotiation of what it means to be an audience member.
January 11, 2019
Beware of Pity: Zweig proves no cliché on stage
Simon McBurney’s first Schaubühne production, Beware of Pity, comes to the Sydney Festival.
January 16, 2019
A double shot of tough love from L-E-V
Israel’s L-E-V Dance Company is performing a double bill called Love Cycle at the Sydney Opera House. Sharon Eyal explains the shows and her company.
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.
December 19, 2018
Chunky Move announces new Artistic Director
Acclaimed choreographer Antony Hamilton takes the reins in February, having also been appointed joint CEO alongside Kristy Ayre.
December 17, 2018
Review: The Nutcracker (Queensland Ballet)
The production is beginning to show its age, but the dancers bring it to life with joyous exuberance.
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.
December 11, 2018
Back to the Future: Love & Desire at the NGA
With the National Gallery of Australia soon to host 80 Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces, 40 of which are from Tate Britain, we discover how the 19th century’s most backward-looking group was actually quite enmeshed in the modern day.
December 3, 2018
Escher X Nendo at the National Gallery of Victoria
The new exhibition at the NGV brings together Dutch prints, Japanese design, and Bach.
January 15, 2019
Review: Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Stewart Goodyear)
Goodyear’s fresh Beethoven out of the box worth the wait.
January 15, 2019
Review: Six Evolutions (Yo-Yo Ma)
63-year-old Yo-Yo comes back to Bach.
January 14, 2019
Review: Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane
Naxos gives Korngold’s masterpiece a second chance.
January 8, 2019
Review: Collective Wisdom (ACO Collective)
Smart new music for the young will calm both hearts and minds.
January 8, 2019
Review: Bartók: Complete String Quartets (Arcadia Quartet)
Transylvanian quartet enjoys sinking teeth into Bartók.
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