• Bach’s Trauerode BWV 198

    Canberra Bach Ensemble: Bach’s Trauerode BWV 198

    St Christopher's Cathedral, Forrest Corner of Canberra Avenue and, Furneaux St,, Forrest, ACT, Australia
    Bach’s 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑒 BWV 198 is one of his most extraordinary creations: music of profound tenderness, solemnity and luminous beauty, written in memory of Christiane Eberhardine, Electress of Saxony. Its distinctive colours — including transverse flutes, oboes d’amore, violas da gamba and lutes — create a sound-world of elegance and spendour.
    Brisbane Festival

    Brisbane Festival: Fijian Flying Circus

    South Bank Piazza 410 Stanley St, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Come fly with us! Get ready to be swept away by a spectacular island adventure like no other! The Fijian Flying Circus’ Australian premiere is a high-energy celebration of Spirit, Culture, and Joy. Created by the internationally renowned Fijian dance tribe VOU ('new’ in the iTaukei language), this dazzling production…
    The Heroines

    National Opera: The Heroines

    The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    National Opera’s Heroines is a bold new project celebrating the power and depth of opera’s most unforgettable women. Drawing on repertoire from across the operatic landscape, the production presents a carefully curated sequence of fully staged scenes that highlight the resilience, defiance, and sacrifice of these iconic characters. From queens…
    DuskLit

    Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: DuskLit

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Known for her expressive depth and brilliant technique — as well as her warm presence on ABC’s The Piano — Andrea Lam brings Mozart’s beloved Piano Concerto No 21 to life with elegance and joy. Mendelssohn’s sun-drenched Italian Symphony also shines, along with the premiere of a moving new work by Miriama Young, created…

    Sydney Opera House: Za Górami

    Sydney Opera House - The Utzon Room
    Connected to the jazz world but inhabiting her own distinctive realm, singer, violinist and composer Alice Zawadzki draws on an intricate tapestry of influences from ancient melodies, folk, chamber music and jazz in a stunning collaboration with Fred Thomas on piano and drums and Misha Mollov-Abbado on double bass. The trio’s…
    Windfire Music Festival

    Music at the Basilica: Legends, Lovers and Lieder

    Keith Humble Auditorium, The Geelong College 85 Aphrasia St, Newtown, VIC, Australia
    A luminous afternoon of song tracing the passion, poetry and power of the late romantic masters, Puccini, Strauss, Grainger and Wagner. Geelong soprano Lee Abrahmsen and pianist Kevin Tamanini bring these masterpieces to life at the Keith Humble Centre Auditorium, Geelong College.

    Contra Concerts: Giles Henderson Wannan, Chamber Music for Flute Viola & Harp

    Independent Theatre North Sydney 269 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Harpist Alice Giles, flautist Jonathan Henderson and violist James Wannan join forces to present a programme centred around French music and contemporary living composers. Together, these three artists bring extensive international experience as soloists, chamber musicians and orchestral performers. The sonority of the flute, drawn from the human breath, the…
    Editor's Choice Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Audiences never seem to tire of Jane Austen’s classic novel, with umpteen adaptations over the years. Now comes a raucous stage production, complete with karaoke, in which five female servants take on all the roles, while offering biting insights. Written by Isobel McArthur, who co-directed the show with Simon Harvey, Pride &…
    Editor's Choice  My Fair Lady

    Opera Australia:  My Fair Lady

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Julie Andrews’ acclaimed recreation of the original 1956 Broadway blockbuster makes a welcome return to Sydney, under Karen Johnson Mortimer’s direction, followed by a run in Melbourne. George Bernard Shaw’s tale of a professor of linguistics who bets on his ability to make a Covent Garden flower girl pass as aristocracy has lost…

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Studio Sessions: Chamber Players 3

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio Cnr Grey and Russell Streets, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Chamber Players is a wonderful opportunity to hear and get to know the members of the QSO on a more individual level. Enjoy hand-picked chamber repertoire by a small group of our musicians as they introduce and share personal connections to each piece while you relax into a delightful Sunday…
    Death of A Salesman Adelaide

    GWB Entertainment: Death of A Salesman Adelaide

    Adelaide Festival Theatre King William Road, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actor Anthony LaPaglia makes his Adelaide stage debut as Willy Loman in Neil Armfield’s acclaimed production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Following acclaimed seasons around Australia, the production arrives in Adelaide for its final 2026 season, with LaPaglia joined by Helpmann Award…