Limelight May 2019: Australia's Classical Music & Arts Magazine

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Cover story- Grand Piano- We talk to Chinese superstar Lang Lang, now back in the limelight after a year off recovering from left arm tendinitis, as he returns to Australia in June to play Mozart?s dark, operatic Piano Concerto No 24 with Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. Article- Reframing Il Viaggio a Reims- Explore Rossini?s rarely seen opera seria, which has its Australian premiere at Opera Australia this month with Damiano Michieletto?s playful production set in an art gallery. Article- Star-Cross?d Lovers- Why Romeo and Juliet has inspired artists across theatre, dance, classical music and musicals. Interview- Meet Alexander Briger, the founding Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Australian World Orchestra, now into its eighth year. Preview- How will Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams tackle Tennessee Williams? Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Hugo Weaving, Pamela Rabe and Zahra Newman? Reviews- Simone Lamsma plays the Sibelius Violin Concerto at Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under Nicholas Carter?s baton, Jaime Martin conducts a Russian program at West Australian Symphony Orchestra with Bezhod Abduraimov playing Rachmaninov?s show-stopping Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Lise Lindstrom unleashes Salome for Opera Australia, Graeme Murphy?s The Happy Prince for The Australian Ballet. What?s on- live performance and radio highlights for May 2019.Cover story- Grand Piano- We talk to Chinese superstar Lang Lang, now back in the limelight after a year off recovering from left arm tendinitis, as he returns to Australia in June to play Mozart?s dark, operatic Piano Concerto No 24 with Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. Article- Reframing Il Viaggio a Reims- Explore Rossini?s rarely seen opera seria, which has its Australian premiere at Opera Australia this month with Damiano Michieletto?s playful production set in an art gallery. Article- Star-Cross?d Lovers- Why Romeo and Juliet has inspired artists across theatre, dance, classical music and musicals. Interview- Meet Alexander Briger, the founding Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Australian World Orchestra, now into its eighth year. Preview- How will Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams tackle Tennessee Williams? Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Hugo Weaving, Pamela Rabe and Zahra Newman? Reviews- Simone Lamsma plays the Sibelius Violin Concerto at Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under Nicholas Carter?s baton, Jaime Martin conducts a Russian program at West Australian Symphony Orchestra with Bezhod Abduraimov playing Rachmaninov?s show-stopping Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Lise Lindstrom unleashes Salome for Opera Australia, Graeme Murphy?s The Happy Prince for The Australian Ballet. What?s on- live performance and radio highlights for May 2019.
LIMELIGHT IS A UNIQUE PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THE ARTS, FEATURING INFORMED, LIVELY NEWS, FEATURES AND REVIEWS, AT HOME AND ABROADFor many years, Limelight has been the publication that Australian readers reach for when they want to know what?s happening in classical music and the arts. In an environment where arts media has been shrinking, Limelight has increased its coverage of classical music, opera, theatre, dance, visual art and related topics. Our journalists are knowledgeable about their subject and write in-depth, entertaining pieces about significant artists and events.With substantial features every month, a comprehensive reviews section of both recorded media and live events, and coverage of current affairs, Limelight continues to engage and consolidate Australia?s arts audience. Major artists we have interviewed in recent months include Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Muti and Nicole Car among numerous others. Passionate, enthusiastic, sometimes opinionated, but never dull, our mission is to inform, entertain and provoke debate. We invite you to join us in the Limelight.