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★★★★★ European and Chinese musical traditions successfully married in a broadly appealing concert marked by unique combinations of instruments. limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/folk-r…

On the 150th anniversary of Carmen, we talk to director Anne-Louise Sarks about her new production for Opera Australia. limelight-arts.com.au/features/carme…

★★★½ Alessio Elia produces luminous celestial keys, without the keys. limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/alessi…

★★★½ A joyous discovery of English polyphony by gifted young voices. limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/tye-sh…

A new head at ABC Classic, new executives at Bell Shakespeare, Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, Back to Back Theatre and JUTE Theatre Company, and more: see the latest arts appointments and departures in our July Comings and Goings column. limelight-arts.com.au/features/comin…

★★★½ It’s hard not to fall for Naomi Watts and canine actor Bing in this friendlier version of the bestselling novel. limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/the-fr…

★★★★★ Edward Gardner Conducts Brahms (West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO)) Gardner, Samantha Clarke and WASO combine to deliver a thrilling, edge-of-the-seat experience. limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/edward…

Sjaella (Utzon Music Sydney Opera House) It’s back to nature as top a cappella group Sjaella make a return song-and-dance visit. limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/sjaell…

We ask the Sydney-born, Copenhagen-based cellist about his connection with Australian World Orchestra and his new composition for the 2025 ANAM Set. limelight-arts.com.au/features/five-…

Chloé Charody: 7 Lullabies (Pavle Cajic) A moving, wordless tribute to the lost children of Gaza. Read the Limelight review: limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/chloe-…

"When asked in 1963 about Satie’s relevance, John Cage gave a prescient reply. 'It’s not a question of relevance. He’s indispensable.'" We dive into the life and music of the iconoclastic French composer Erik Satie. limelight-arts.com.au/features/erik-…

Here You Come Again (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne) An astonishingly good Dolly Parton dupe provides nearly all the style for a jukebox musical otherwise short on substance. limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/here-y…

★★★★ Auker dives in to discover what makes The Turn of the Screw so cinematic on Boydell & Brewer. limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/britte…

Simon Phillips' 2022 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical will be rebooted for Opera Australia's Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2026 season. limelight-arts.com.au/news/phantom-r…

Taking on roles played in the movie by Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is daunting but exciting too, say Samantha Jade and Ben Hall. limelight-arts.com.au/news/introduci…

In heavy disguise, opera critic Albert Ehrnrooth experiences the sweaty business of performing in a gigantic Carmen staged in scorching summer heat at Arena di Verona. limelight-arts.com.au/features/too-h…

In Europe for a series of high-profile appearances, the players of the Australian Youth Orchestra are making the most of the opportunity. limelight-arts.com.au/features/austr…

★★★½ In a series of delightfully excruciating theatre games, the underlying hurts of five ordinary people are gently revealed. SydneyTheatreCompany limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/circle…

“I’m a great believer in keeping things fresh and new,” he says, “in taking a chance, and the risk of art.” Ahead of his Australian tour, British organist James O’Donnell talks how he keeps the repertoire fresh. limelight-arts.com.au/features/mix-a…

This month, an e-scooter running out of battery causes Guy Noble to ponder the dystopian horrors that await if electricity and the Internet fail. limelight-arts.com.au/features/guy-n…