• Editor's Choice The Barber of Seville

    Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Elijah Moshinsky’s delightful OA production of Rossini’s comedy has stayed the test of time. Now, it’s back in Melbourne with Orchestra Victoria conducted by Tahu Matheson. Shanul Sharma and John Longmuir divvy up the role of the hot-to-trot Count Almaviva who employs a series of disguises plus the wily barber…
    The Infinite Quality of Nature

    Ronan Apcar: The Infinite Quality of Nature

    Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Long before and long after our time on Earth, nature follows its never-ending course. The plants never stop growing, the seasons never stop changing, and the universe and its planets are forever in motion. Nature operates on a scale of time so large and simultaneously so small, we can't fathom…
  • Editor's Choice Roméo et Juliette

    State Opera South Australia: Roméo et Juliette

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Gounod’s operatic take on Shakespeare’s tale gets a new staging in this co-production by SOSA, West Australian Opera and Irish National Opera. The French composer sticks pretty close to the play with a sparkling score that includes Juliette’s famous waltz song, Ah! Je veux vivre, four love duets and a…

    Arioso Chamber Ensemble: Conversations in Counterpoint

    Cooroy Memorial Hall 23 Maple Street, Cooroy, QLD, Australia
    This concert showcases a rich tapestry of music for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord by Telemann, JS Bach and Buxtehude, where the viola da gamba takes an equal and expressive role in the musical dialogue. The concert also features Purcell’s sublime aria Music for a While, alongside Vivaldi’s radiant…
    20th Anniversary Concert

    Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: 20th Anniversary Concert

    Fremantle Town Hall 8 William St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Mozart’s Great G minor symphony No 40, his most popular, opens the concert. This is a truly grand work, one of Mozart’s last and 1 of only 2 in a minor key. Charles Rosen called it “a work of passion, violence, and grief.” Arvo Pärt’s Da Pacem Domine (Give Peace,…
    St James’ International Organ Festival 2025

    St James’ King Street: Marko Sever

    St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A commanding presence at the console, Marko Sever unleashes fire, finesse, and imagination in a programme spanning the grandeur of Bach, the mysticism of de Grigny, and the radiant brilliance of Duruflé. Renowned for performances across Europe and Australasia, the Organist of St James’ returns to the console for an…

    Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Live Sessions in Brighton

    Tony Foster Gymnasium, Brighton High School 1 Elderslie Rd, Brighton, TAS, Australia
    Live Sessions is orchestral music without the formal vibes. Our strings section is coming to Brighton – from violins and violas through to cellos and the big double bass! We’ve taken goldie oldie rock favourites, contemporary indie artists and mashed them up with the real oldies (Hello Mozart) to create…
    Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Simone Young recently conducted Mussorgsky’s opera Khovanshchina in Berlin, performances hailed as ‘…quite simply, outstanding in every way’ (Seen and Heard International). She brings that interpretive brilliance to Pictures at an Exhibition, with its heart-stopping contrasts, vivid stories and dramatic scenes that the Romantics are famous for. Close your eyes and be transported to The…
    Editor's Choice The Barber of Seville

    Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Elijah Moshinsky’s delightful OA production of Rossini’s comedy has stayed the test of time. Now, it’s back in Melbourne with Orchestra Victoria conducted by Tahu Matheson. Shanul Sharma and John Longmuir divvy up the role of the hot-to-trot Count Almaviva who employs a series of disguises plus the wily barber…