7 May, 2021
Classical Music
Art Music Fund recipients for 2021 announced
Ten composers will receive $5000 each from the Fund, which is presented by the APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre's Art Music Fund.
6 May, 2021
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Review: Josquin des Prez, Prince of Music (Ensemble Gombert, Melbourne Recital Centre)
The High Renaissance choral specialists were in superb voice to celebrate one of their heroes.
6 May, 2021
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra dishes up a second helping for 2021
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's programming continues with larger-scale music-making and a mix of old and new.
5 May, 2021
Supported by 
Unwrapping Sydney Opera House’s new season of UnWrapped
Hamed Sadeghi and Steven Oliver discuss their performances in the latest UnWrapped program, which includes First Nations cabaret, contemporary dance, Iranian-influenced jazz, Irish-Danish folk and innovative digital performance.
5 May, 2021
Classical Music, Dance, Theatre
Four 2020 Helpmann Industry Achievement Awards announced
Deborah Cheetham and David McAllister will both receive a 2020 JC Williamson Award today, while Jill Smith and Ann Tonks share the Sue Nattrass Award.
5 May, 2021
Classical Music, Dance
Emma Greenhill wins MadeBy composition-to-choreography competition
Composer Emma Greenhill will work with the winning choreographer on a new dance work set to premiere in 2022.
19 April, 2021
Classical Music, Opera, Opera
Lady Into Fox: The Cunning Little Vixen
Sir Simon Rattle and bass-baritone Gerald Finley talk to Clive Paget about how Janáček spun something so profoundly philosophical out of a tale of foxes in a forest.
19 April, 2021
Classical Music
Anthony McGill on Coleridge-Taylor and a year of change for Black musicians
The New York Phil's first Black Principal talks neglected composers and #TakeTwoKnees.
6 May, 2021
Review: Josquin des Prez, Prince of Music (Ensemble Gombert, Melbourne Recital Centre)
The High Renaissance choral specialists were in superb voice to celebrate one of their heroes.
4 May, 2021
Review: Do I Matter? (Canberra International Music Festival)
With wonderful performers familiar with and committed to a sometimes demanding score, this was another triumph for Katy Abbott and the Canberra International Music Festival.
4 May, 2021
Review: Great Hall Rising (Canberra International Music Festival)
A diverse program of new and revisited all-Australian compositions showcased events and landmarks in our history.
3 May, 2021
Review: Pictures at an Exhibition (Queensland Symphony Orchestra)
Benjamin Northey and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra present an incredible exhibition of virtuosic mastery.
3 May, 2021
Review: Seven and Three (Canberra International Music Festival)
It would be hard to imagine a more enjoyable program than this one played by members of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra.
3 May, 2021
Supported by 
Review: Konstantin Shamray, ANAM Orchestra, Sophie Rowell & Harry Ward (Musica Viva)
This concert, being toured by Musica Viva, is both a journey to Russia’s dark soul and a farewell to a rising star.
7 May, 2021
Art Music Fund recipients for 2021 announced
Ten composers will receive $5000 each from the Fund, which is presented by the APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre's Art Music Fund.
6 May, 2021
Review: Josquin des Prez, Prince of Music (Ensemble Gombert, Melbourne Recital Centre)
The High Renaissance choral specialists were in superb voice to celebrate one of their heroes.
5 May, 2021
Four 2020 Helpmann Industry Achievement Awards announced
Deborah Cheetham and David McAllister will both receive a 2020 JC Williamson Award today, while Jill Smith and Ann Tonks share the Sue Nattrass Award.
5 May, 2021
Supported by
Unwrapping Sydney Opera House’s new season of UnWrapped
Hamed Sadeghi and Steven Oliver discuss their performances in the latest UnWrapped program, which includes First Nations cabaret, contemporary dance, Iranian-influenced jazz, Irish-Danish folk and innovative digital performance.
5 May, 2021
Emma Greenhill wins MadeBy composition-to-choreography competition
Composer Emma Greenhill will work with the winning choreographer on a new dance work set to premiere in 2022.
4 May, 2021
Review: Do I Matter? (Canberra International Music Festival)
With wonderful performers familiar with and committed to a sometimes demanding score, this was another triumph for Katy Abbott and the Canberra International Music Festival.
5 May, 2021
Review: Sonya Yoncheva: Rebirth
Sonya Yoncheva provides an eclectic soundtrack for the new world.
4 May, 2021
Review: Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti)
Fine musical choices let down by mixed cast and spotty direction.
3 May, 2021
Review: Chaya Czernowin: Heart Chamber (Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Opera takes on love with a score inspired by light dancing on a spiderweb.
30 April, 2021
Review: Alfano: Risurrezione (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino)
Intriguing verismo rarity from the man who finished off Turandot.
26 April, 2021
Christa Ludwig has died
The great German mezzo-soprano, whose remarkable 48-year career spanned opera and lieder, has died at the age of 93.
23 April, 2021
Review: The Pearl Fishers (Victorian Opera)
Victorian Opera showcases Bizet's opera at its best in this performance at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
6 May, 2021
Angus Cerini appointed Patrick White Playwrights Fellow
The playwright, whose Wonnangatta premiered last year starring Hugo Weaving and Wayne Blair, is this year’s recipient of Sydney Theatre Company’s $25,000 Fellowship, while Ra Chapman has won the Patrick White Playwrights Award.
5 May, 2021
Four 2020 Helpmann Industry Achievement Awards announced
Deborah Cheetham and David McAllister will both receive a 2020 JC Williamson Award today, while Jill Smith and Ann Tonks share the Sue Nattrass Award.
5 May, 2021
Supported by
Unwrapping Sydney Opera House’s new season of UnWrapped
Hamed Sadeghi and Steven Oliver discuss their performances in the latest UnWrapped program, which includes First Nations cabaret, contemporary dance, Iranian-influenced jazz, Irish-Danish folk and innovative digital performance.
2 May, 2021
Review: Fun Home (Sydney Theatre Company)
Fun Home is a beautiful, innovative musical that moves you to laughter and tears. This production, co-produced by Sydney and Melbourne Theatre Companies, does it justice and then some.
30 April, 2021
Supported by
Review: Claudel (Pascal Productions)
A worthy retelling of Camille Claudel's story, which at last portrays her as a very real and normal woman.
30 April, 2021
Anne-Louise Sarks to lead Melbourne Theatre Company
Anne-Louise Sarks will take over from Brett Sheehy to become the company’s seventh Artistic Director.
5 May, 2021
Four 2020 Helpmann Industry Achievement Awards announced
Deborah Cheetham and David McAllister will both receive a 2020 JC Williamson Award today, while Jill Smith and Ann Tonks share the Sue Nattrass Award.
5 May, 2021
Supported by
Unwrapping Sydney Opera House’s new season of UnWrapped
Hamed Sadeghi and Steven Oliver discuss their performances in the latest UnWrapped program, which includes First Nations cabaret, contemporary dance, Iranian-influenced jazz, Irish-Danish folk and innovative digital performance.
5 May, 2021
Emma Greenhill wins MadeBy composition-to-choreography competition
Composer Emma Greenhill will work with the winning choreographer on a new dance work set to premiere in 2022.
30 April, 2021
Supported by
Review: Claudel (Pascal Productions)
A worthy retelling of Camille Claudel's story, which at last portrays her as a very real and normal woman.
30 April, 2021
Review: The Point (Liz Lea Dance Company)
This extraordinarily courageous work from Liz Lea suggests that no dance style is beyond being looked at creatively.
29 April, 2021
David McAllister honoured with a coveted international award
The former dancer and Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet was surprised at a gala lunch when he was presented with the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award.
29 April, 2021
Fletcher’s “significant re-imagining of the Commonwealth’s approach to the arts” falls short
In a recent speech the Arts Minister noted the value of the arts sector to the Australian identity, economy and people, but failed to acknowledge the steady decline in available arts funding relative to population growth over the last decade, writes Leya Reid.
19 April, 2021
2021 Australia Council Awards announced
Didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton is one of the eight recipients, winning the Don Banks Music Award in recognition of his exceptional and sustained contribution to music in Australia.
29 March, 2021
RISING festival unveils inaugural program
The new festival, which replaces the long-running Melbourne Festival, will feature work by Patricia Piccinini, Deborah Cheetham, Matthias Schack-Arnott and more.
24 February, 2021
Tuning into the paintings of Clarice Beckett
Musicians Simone Slattery and Gabriella Smart have created aural responses to the Clarice Beckett exhibition at the AGSA, leading to live performances and a recorded soundscape in the Gallery.
6 January, 2021
Tim Draxl: In Between
Having picked up a paintbrush as a creative outlet during the COVID lockdown, Tim Draxl starts the year with his first major solo art exhibition.
23 November, 2020
The December 2020 issue of Limelight is now available
The new-look Limelight magazine includes major features written by Mahima Macchione, Jane Albert, Carole M. Cusack and Alex Ross.
6 May, 2021
Review: Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1 & Symphonic Dances (Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and his orchestra have the measure of snarly gnarly scores.
5 May, 2021
Review: Sonya Yoncheva: Rebirth
Sonya Yoncheva provides an eclectic soundtrack for the new world.
4 May, 2021
Review: Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (Fondazione Teatro Donizetti)
Fine musical choices let down by mixed cast and spotty direction.
3 May, 2021
Review: Chaya Czernowin: Heart Chamber (Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Opera takes on love with a score inspired by light dancing on a spiderweb.
30 April, 2021
Review: Alfano: Risurrezione (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino)
Intriguing verismo rarity from the man who finished off Turandot.
29 April, 2021
Review: Paganini: 24 Caprices (Alina Ibragimova)
Ibragimova soars to heaven in Paganini's infernal masterpiece.
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