• Editor's Choice Madama Butterfly

    Opera Australia: Madama Butterfly

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Moffatt Oxenbould’s much-loved staging of Puccini’s classic was officially retired by Opera Australia in 2017. Now, it’s making a comeback, revived here by Matthew Barclay. “It’s cleverly conceived by Oxenbould and his design team as an exotic, seductive world as seen through Pinkerton’s eyes,” wrote Jo Litson for Limelight. OA’s…
    Jams for Juniors – Prokofiev’s Cinderella

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors – Prokofiev’s Cinderella

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Prokofiev's Cinderella, led by presenter Karen Kyriakou.
    Musical Mediations

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Musical Mediations

    Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
    Experience the ultimate time out in this unique concert where relaxation meets live classical music. Bring your own mat and settle in for an hour of serene sounds performed live by Camerata’s quintet. Held at the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse, this immersive event invites you to unwind, rest, and reflect. Where…

    Forest Collective: Queer Sound Exchange

    Meat Market 54 Courtney St, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Join us at the Queer Sound Exchange, where queer musicians, composers, and sound artists come together for an afternoon of creativity, networking and connection. Hosted by Forest Collective at the Meat Market, this event is all about sparking conversations, sharing ideas, and celebrating the vibrant world of queer sound in…
    Musical Mediations

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Musical Mediations

    Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
    Experience the ultimate time out in this unique concert where relaxation meets live classical music. Bring your own mat and settle in for an hour of serene sounds performed live by Camerata’s quintet. Held at the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse, this immersive event invites you to unwind, rest, and reflect. Where…
    Musical Mediations

    Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Musical Mediations

    Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
    Experience the ultimate time out in this unique concert where relaxation meets live classical music. Bring your own mat and settle in for an hour of serene sounds performed live by Camerata’s quintet. Held at the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse, this immersive event invites you to unwind, rest, and reflect. Where…
    Cocktail Hour with Rosemary Curtin

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Cocktail Hour with Rosemary Curtin

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Mozart’s music is like Shakespeare’s words: often borrowed and adapted, but never losing its magic. Viola player Rosemary Curtin has chosen a program of Mozart’s work adapted by later composers, the centrepiece an arrangement of his Sinfonia Concertante, K364 for just six instruments. In this lean and spirited version, the joy and…
    Strauss on Sydney Harbour

    Sydney Harbour Ensemble: Strauss on Sydney Harbour

    Sub Base Platypus 120 High Street, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
    On Saturday 31 January, immerse yourself in an orchestral experience at Sub Base Platypus' historic Retort House. For one night only, Sydney Harbour Ensemble will bring the famous works of Johann Strauss II to life! Sydney Harbour Ensemble is a newly founded not-for-profit orchestra with an exciting mission: to bring…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Signature Choir x MSO

    Sidney Myer Music Bowl Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Experience the power of Pacific voices at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. One of New Zealand's leading vocal ensembles, the Signature Choir joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a night of powerful storytelling. With more than 90 voices in harmony, experience gospel, classical, modern and traditional Pasifika music in a…
  • : Markiyan Melnychenko and Rhodri Clarke

    Lakeside Recitals Unit 30, 70 Albert Road, South Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Violin Sonatas by Douglas Weiland. In a world-premiere event, experience the complete sonatas of Douglas Weiland along with a newly composed work on Ukrainian folk themes. Douglas Weiland is the late Sir Neville Marriner's most-commissioned composer and has been hailed in the international press for his "music of palpable humanity…
    Concord of Sweet Sounds

    Salut! Baroque: Concord of Sweet Sounds

    Customs House 31 Alfred St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The man that hath no music in himself, / Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, / Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; / The motions of his spirit are dull as night, / And his affections dark as Erebus. / Let no such man be trusted.…
    Editor's Choice Hansel & Gretel

    Opera Australia: Hansel & Gretel

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Engelbert Humperdinck’s timeless fairytale opera is a setting of the Brothers Grimm’s story of child neglect, sugar addiction and cannibalism (just kidding!). It’s also a bagful of good tunes. Elijah Moshinsky’s classic production is presented here in a lively English translation. Margaret Plummer and Stacey Alleaume play the resourceful kids sent…