• Editor's Choice Rigoletto

    Opera Australia: Rigoletto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Verdi’s embittered jester makes a welcome return in Elijah Moshinsky’s typically insightful production. Celebrated Czech baritone Dalibor Jenis dons the twisted clown greasepaint as he reprises the title role, with Korean-Australian soprano Gemma Nha making her OA debut as his daughter Gilda and Australian-Chinese tenor Kang Wang as the dissolute…
    Simone Young & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Simone Young & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Sheku Kanneh-Mason catapulted to stardom after his performance at the royal wedding of Harry and Meghan. But it’s his superb musicianship that has led him to work with the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors, including our own Chief Conductor Simone Young. Now it is Sydney’s turn to experience this young…
    Editor's Choice Sibelius’ Second

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius’ Second

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    Kristian Sallinen leads a Nordic program centred on Sibelius’s Second Symphony, composed in 1901–02 and later embraced as a symbol of Finnish identity, its quiet opening unfolding into a triumphant finale. It is bookended by Leevi Madetoja’s rarely heard Kullervo from 1913, a symphonic poem drawn from Finnish legend and…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…
  • Are We There Yet?

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Are We There Yet?

    Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Much loved Australian young person’s author Alison Lester’s book Are We There Yet? comes to life through music in this unique family performance. Experience the ASO and the story of Grace and her family on their adventure around Australia. Sing the whale lullaby, dance on a surfboard and be part…

    Ensemble Offspring: Lone Hemispheres

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    In this intimate performance by Ensemble Offspring, ​Lone Hemispheres takes audiences on a journey deep within the chamber music universe, drawing from the radical imagination of the European avant-garde and the distinctive voices of contemporary Australian composers. Jason Noble (bass clarinet), Lamorna Nightingale (flute), Claire Edwardes (marimba) and Véronique Serret…
    Are We There Yet?

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Are We There Yet?

    Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Much loved Australian young person’s author Alison Lester’s book Are We There Yet? comes to life through music in this unique family performance. Experience the ASO and the story of Grace and her family on their adventure around Australia. Sing the whale lullaby, dance on a surfboard and be part…
    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Winter Gala

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Winter Gala

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Our Winter Gala will warm you up with a trip to Buenos Aires for Ginastera's Variaciones concertantes, which expertly combines classical and Latin music in the Argentinian composer's unique (and ultra-cool) style. Also playing it cool is Leonard Bernstein’s suite of symphonic dances from West Side Story. You’ll want to…
    Are We There Yet?

    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Are We There Yet?

    Grainger Studio Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Much loved Australian young person’s author Alison Lester’s book Are We There Yet? comes to life through music in this unique family performance. Experience the ASO and the story of Grace and her family on their adventure around Australia. Sing the whale lullaby, dance on a surfboard and be part…
    Sibelius Violin Concerto

    Fremantle Chamber Orchestra: Sibelius Violin Concerto with Ellie Malonzo

    Fremantle Town Hall 8 William St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Fremantle Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Paul Wright, presents Albicastro's Concerto a quattro & basso continuo in C, a lost Baroque jewel, Haydn’s uplifting Symphony 94 “Surprise” and Sibelius’s sublime Violin Concerto, the height of Romanticism, featuring fabulous 16-year-old violinist Ellie Malonzo. Ellie Malonzo has won 11 first prizes at international…

    North Adelaide Baroque Hall: Schubert, Schumann, Respighi

    North Adelaide Baroque Hall 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Federico Bucaioni, piano Gioia Barbera, piano Program: Schubert - Lebensstürme, Allegro in A Minor D 947 R. Schumann - Bilder aus Osten, op.66 O. Respighi - Fontane di Roma Rachmaninov - 6 Morceaux, op. 11
    Editor's Choice From Winter’s Stillness

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: From Winter’s Stillness

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Promising a soul-stirring evocation of frozen landscapes and Northern light, this concert sees the ACO join forces with vocal ensemble Trio Mediæval and trumpeter Arve Henriksen under Richard Tognetti. Drawing on ancient hymns from Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Estonia, the program also features works by Terry Riley, Alfred Schnittke and Tõnu…