The British conductor talks about the importance of mystery in his new Elgar disc, Limelight’s Recording of the Month. The Enigma Variations seems to have few, if any, antecedents in Elgar’s output or ...

With a larger purse and a record deal, the guitarist explains how his composition prize is going from strength to strength.

From Hindu gods to Hitler, Executive Producer of Back to Back Theatre discusses her acclaimed play. The idea of Ganesh transplanted to Nazi Germany to reclaim the swastika as a traditional Hindu ...

National company celebrates the majesty of India, a decade of Bodytorque and the Aussie premiere of Wayne McGregor’s Chroma. The Australian Ballet looks like it’s at the cutting edge of its artform ...

The Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music reveals 2015’s red-hot lineup. T he response: “I just love all music!” is the deceptively simple statement and driving maxim behind ...

This distinguished performance of a much maligned work, more a symphonic cantata than a real symphony, will no doubt form another step in its rehabilitation, although it’s doubtful that Lobgesang ...

Kneehigh’s Brief Encounter and Sylvie Guillem in PUSH will headline at this year’s Festival. Melbourne Festival have made an early announcement of two new events forming part of the 2013 program: ...

When it comes to bel canto, might a microphone or two might help it come over a little more ‘con belto’? Let’s talk about opera. The art form is in a lot of trouble around the world. It is expensive ...

The embalmed body of the Spanish surrealist will be exhumed to settle a paternity suit. A judge in Spain has ordered the embalmed body of surrealist painter Salvador Dalí be exhumed in order to settle ...

A look at opera singers old and new, from Callas to Kaufmann, with more than a side glance at Shostakovich and Salieri. The July issue of Limelight hits the newsstands today and is, as usual, ...

It’s a balancing act – I do not feel it is my role to impose. Rather, my role is to provide the means by which each chorister is prepared for the performance so that the meaning of this gospel becomes ...

One composer’s response to environmental issues is to send a musical as well as a political message. The attempts by our current government to de-list so much of the currently World Heritage Listed ...