• Editor's Choice Water Music

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Water Music

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A meditation on the spiritual, cultural and environmental significance of water, this program pairs Handel’s Water Music with the world premiere of a new work by Arnhem Land ocean and waterway custodian Rrawun Maymuru and Nick Wales. Titled Nguy Gapu (Ocean Water) this is the first time the ABO is performing…
    Mozart, Salieri & Pleyel

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Mozart, Salieri & Pleyel

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the full force of the Brandenburg in a dramatic and large-scale Classical concert that pairs familiar brilliance with rediscovered treasure. Anchored by Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 — one of his most majestic and emotionally charged works — this program features the Australian premiere of a cracking Sinfonia by Antonio…
    Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
    Editor's Choice Simone Young conducts Siegfried

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Simone Young conducts Siegfried

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The third instalment in Simone Young’s multi-year Ring Cycle features tenor Simon O’Neill as Siegfried. Stepping in for Anja Kampe, renowned Wagnerian soprano Miina-Liisa Värelä joins him for the climactic half-hour love duet – arguably the finest in the repertoire, and certainly the loudest. Värelä comes fresh from her role…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Alma Moodie Quartet play Haydn and Brahms

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Experience the transcendent beauty of chamber music as the acclaimed Alma Moodie Quartet presents two undisputed masterpieces. Opening with pristine elegance, Haydn's ‘Emperor’ Quartet’s true splendour comes alive in the second movement – a set of variations on the melody he composed for Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, which later became…

    Snow Concert Hall: Benjamin Grosvenor

    Snow Concert Hall 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Britain’s superstar pianist comes to Snow Concert Hall with some of the greatest works ever written for piano. Regarded as one of the most important pianists to emerge in several decades, Gramophone recently acknowledged him as one of the top 50 pianists ever on record!

    Voxalis Opera: Composer Battle – Studio Sessions

    FourthWall Arts Suite 4, 540 Queen St, Brisbane City, QLD, Australia
    Your favourite composers going head to head, your vote decides the ultimate winner! Join Rebecca Goobanko, Harrison Hammett, and Jennifer Enchelmeir for Composer Battle! Known for its "erudite and popular twist" (In Review), Voxalis Opera has built a reputation for presenting outstanding recitals that seamlessly blend tradition with creativity. In 2025, we…
    Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
    Bleak Squad

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Bleak Squad

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Bleak Squad is a new Melbourne four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty. Featuring Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting), the unlikely quartet unite for the first time on…
    Editor's Choice Il trovatore

    West Australian Opera: Il trovatore

    His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
    Elke Neidhardt’s classic staging of Verdi’s opera comes to Perth. The plot – involving sibling rivalry, mixed-up babies and vengeful mothers – may have more twists and turns than a gypsy’s fandango, but it boasts a back-to-back run of opera’s greatest hits, from the Anvil Chorus to the tenor’s heroic Di quella pira. Asher…
    Editor's Choice Katya Kabanova

    Victorian Opera: Katya Kabanova

    Palais Theatre, St Kilda St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    Janáček’s masterpiece of love, adultery and stifling societal convention comes to Melbourne. Based on Ostrovsky’s play The Storm, Katya is a passionate woman trapped in a dull, loveless marriage. When her husband goes away on business, the opportunity for a brief romance with an outsider leaves her wrestling with her…