The charismatic player who won the musical cold war loses his fight with cancer aged 78. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

Bad luck comes in threes as Barry Otto becomes the latest star to pull out of an Australian stage production. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

One of the last of her generation, and a pupil of Dupré and Duruflé, passes away at 86. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

A mighty exponent of Wagner and Strauss, and the last in the tradition of Karajan and Fürtwangler, passes away at 89. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

How did a girl from Point Piper grow up to conquer the opera world and be dubbed the “voice of the century”? This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

Craig Hassall, former head of English National Ballet, and Olympics guru, is set to return to Australia. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

German hip-hop dancers break with tradition to prove that Bach is pretty fly for a dead white guy. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

She lost her heart to a starship trooper back in 1978 – this time it could be for real. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

The new issue reveals how Beethoven poured his most intense emotions into music for his favourite instrument – the piano.

The German electronic music giants are set to headline this year’s festival of sound and light. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

Philip Glass, Sally Whitwell and Maki Namekawa join forces to premiere Glass’s Twenty Piano Études. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now

A Broadway play about one of opera’s most notorious coloraturas is set to land in Australia. This article is available to Limelight subscribers. Log in to continue reading. Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now