• Garden of Earthly Delights

    Luminescence Chamber Singers: Garden of Earthly Delights

    Wollongong Art Gallery 46 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    A garden teeming with temptation and desire, grotesque creatures and improbable scenes of surrender: the uninhibited world of Hieronymus Bosch’s 500-year-old triptych “De tuin der lusten”. Baffling his Dutch contemporaries and the casual tourists in Madrid’s Prado in equal measure (not to mention generations of art critics) Bosch’s Garden of…
    Garden of Earthly Delights

    Luminescence Chamber Singers: Garden of Earthly Delights

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A garden teeming with temptation and desire, grotesque creatures and improbable scenes of surrender: the uninhibited world of Hieronymus Bosch’s 500-year-old triptych “De tuin der lusten”. Baffling his Dutch contemporaries and the casual tourists in Madrid’s Prado in equal measure (not to mention generations of art critics) Bosch’s Garden of…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Nobuntu

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Hailing from Zimbabwe, Nobuntu is an internationally acclaimed all-female a cappella quartet lauded for their ‘rich voices and exhilarating rhythms’ (Sarasota Herald-Tribune). Making their Australian debut at Melbourne Recital Centre, their inventive performances range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz and Gospel music. Representing a new generation of young African…

    Sydney Eisteddfod: Choral Championships Final

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    Showcasing heavenly voices of choirs of all ages, the Sydney Eisteddfod Choral Championships delight audiences with the power of singing. Don’t miss your chance to hear some of the best choirs in Australia performing in front of leading Australian choral experts, with participants chosen from the choral events throughout the…
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    Festival of Voices: The Big Sing

    PW1 Castray Esplanade, TAS, Australia
    This year, the Festival of Voices celebrates its 20th anniversary with what it calls its "biggest program yet": as its centrepiece, Verdi's Requiem will see its first Tasmanian performance in 40 years under the baton of UK  conductor David Lawrence. Other festival highlights include ensembles The Australian Voices, Germany's Sjaella,…
    Editor's Choice Aphrodite

    Sydney Chamber Opera: Aphrodite

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Sydney’s contemporary opera powerhouse teams up with Omega Ensemble to present the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Aphrodite. The American composer and Australian playwright Laura Lethlean take a look at the beauty industry and how it has been influenced by the Greek goddess of love and fertility. If to be…
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    Festival of Voices: The Power of Harmony: Opening Celebration

    Hobart City Hall 57-63 Macquarie Street,, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    This year, the Festival of Voices celebrates its 20th anniversary with what it calls its "biggest program yet": as its centrepiece, Verdi's Requiem will see its first Tasmanian performance in 40 years under the baton of UK  conductor David Lawrence. Other festival highlights include ensembles The Australian Voices, Germany's Sjaella,…
    The Parts We Give

    Blush Opera: The Parts We Give

    ESCAC 34 Burton St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Step into the sonic future with the world premiere of The Parts We Give, a bold new hyperpop song-cycle by Australian-Chinese composer Christine Pan. This genre-blending, high-voltage performance rips apart the seams of classical tradition and stitches them back together with glitchy synths, distorted vocals, and raw emotional power. Didi…
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    Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Eternity in an Hour

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Eric Whitacre conducts young adult ensemble VOX in the Australian premiere of his latest choral work Eternity in an Hour. Jointly commissioned by the 2024 BBC Proms, Netherlands Radio Choir and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, this “hour-long meditation in sound” is inspired by William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence and written for…
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    Festival of Voices: Teddies & Bin, Rhyme & Sing

    Moonah Arts Centre 23-27 Albert Rd, Moonah, TAS, Australia
    This year, the Festival of Voices celebrates its 20th anniversary with what it calls its "biggest program yet": as its centrepiece, Verdi's Requiem will see its first Tasmanian performance in 40 years under the baton of UK  conductor David Lawrence. Other festival highlights include ensembles The Australian Voices, Germany's Sjaella,…
    Editor's Choice Aphrodite

    Sydney Chamber Opera: Aphrodite

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Sydney’s contemporary opera powerhouse teams up with Omega Ensemble to present the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Aphrodite. The American composer and Australian playwright Laura Lethlean take a look at the beauty industry and how it has been influenced by the Greek goddess of love and fertility. If to be…

    Canberra Qwire: Dido & Aeneas

    Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Canberra Qwire presents a groundbreaking reimagining of Henry Purcell’s 1689 opera Dido & Aeneas, exploring themes of queer love, loss, and heartache through a contemporary lens. For the first time in their 32-year history, the proudly LGBTQIA+ choir steps back 400 years to present this semi-staged performance, with Dido recast…

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