Review: A Human Requiem (Ensemble Gombert) In this concert, featuring a world premiere by Vaughan McAlley, the expertise of the singers and their director was let down by the poor acoustic of the ...

The lad from Teddington thought Bill Haley was the bee’s knees, but that was before he heard Rostropovich do Dvořák.

Matt Withers’ competition doubles down in 2018 With a larger purse and a record deal, the guitarist explains how his composition prize is going from strength to strength.

Nominations for the 17th Annual Helpmann Awards have been announced at simultaneous events in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with Dame Julie Andrews’ 60th anniversary production of ...

Never Tilt Your Chair comments musically on the labyrinth of rules regulating the use of cutlery at the table.

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 ...

Richard Katz and British company Complicite take you deep into the jungle for an immersive, mind-bending Encounter.

Yaron Lifschitz has condemned what he describes as a “government entrenched oligarchy of privilege”. “We have a two-stream arts sector,” declared Circa CEO Yaron Lifschitz in an address to Currency ...

Nadia Tass has directed two plays by American playwright Annie Baker for Melbourne ensemble Red Stitch Actors Theatre – The Aliens in 2011 and the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Flick in 2014 – both ...

Let’s talk about opera. The art form is in a lot of trouble around the world. It is expensive to mount, ticket prices are high. More and more young singers are fighting for fewer and fewer roles in ...

Ahead of her Sydney concerts, the Broadway legend talks to Limelight about Cats, Carrie and her remarkable career. As Broadway stars go, they don’t come much more celestial than Betty Buckley these ...

Harry Christophers discusses the act of creation. What do you think is the enduring popularity of Haydn’s Creation? It is quite simply one of the happiest and most joyful works ever written – ...