Review: Passion (Sydney Chamber Opera, Sydney Festival)
Dusapin's Orphic duologue gets a welcome Aussie premiere.
January 14, 2016
Clive Paget
Clive Paget is a former Limelight Editor, now Editor-at-Large, and a tour leader for Limelight Arts Travel. Based in London after three years in New York, he writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Musical America and Opera News. Before moving to Australia, he directed and developed new musical theatre for London’s National Theatre.
Articles by Clive Paget
Review: Review: The Fantasticks (Wooden Horse, Hayes Theatre Co)
‘Meh’ revival suggests you update the out of date at your peril.
January 14, 2016
The dramatic rise of Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek
The singer’s return to Covent Garden is about to hit Australian cinema screens – this time minus the prosthetic boobs. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 13, 2016
Jos van Immerseel: The shock of the old
The Belgian 'early music' pioneer explains why period style matters, no matter what period.
January 12, 2016
Review: Winterreise (Matthias Goerne, Sydney Festival)
Kentridge and Goerne's gripping Transvaal trek both hypnotises and provokes.
January 8, 2016
David Robertson on Pierre Boulez
The Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra shares his experiences of the great composer and conductor. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
January 7, 2016
Limelight’s Best of the Year 2015
Limelight editors Clive Paget and Maxim Boon select their best music, dance and theatre events from across Australia.
December 23, 2015
Editor’s Letter: A Carol is for Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, and “Bah, humbug!” to Il Divo.
December 16, 2015
Matthias Goerne on why the past is the way to find the future
The German baritone's epic journey has been as inexorable as Schubert's Winterreise itself.
December 16, 2015
Review: Review: New Breed (Sydney Dance Company)
★★★★☆ Bright new ideas from a quartet of rising choreographic stars.
December 9, 2015
The Limelight Recording of the Year 2015
The critics have spoken and the results are in. Here are Limelight's five top recordings of 2015.
December 9, 2015
The Hype: André Rieu’s Roman Holiday
The chart-topping king of the Viennese waltz boasts a global following of millions, but how does his latest record measure up? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
December 9, 2015
Review: Review: Violet (Blue Saint Productions)
Praise the Lord for a grown up musical, sensitively staged.
December 6, 2015