Hosted and conducted by Dane Lam, Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Opera Gala was one of exceptional quality, showcasing the talents of four of Australian opera's most exciting voices in a first-class concert program.

This celebration of Li Cunxin’s first decade leading Queensland Ballet delivers yet another impressive first by the company, and showcases the breadth of its performance range.

Energy abounds in Manifesto, Stephanie Lake’s thrilling work for nine drummers and nine dancers.

This live cinema experience about the loss of the video store is an original feat of Australian independent theatre, thoughtful and affecting.

Anna O'Byrne shines in her first solo show, a "loverly" production, which beguiles with its honesty and gorgeous vocals.

The world premiere of this new Australian opera – a work that prompts dread as well as wonder about humanity's relationship with the natural world – was an enormous triumph, artistically and logistically.

A gilt-edged ensemble of soloists with superlative all-round ability and stamina deliver a performance of dramatic power and grim beauty in Verdi's seldom-seen five-act Don Carlos.

Festival serving a community's growing enthusiasm for chamber music explores the art of communication with a varied program.

An all-day jazz festival presented 22 concerts in six venues within the confines of the Sydney Conservatorium.

This concert demonstrated the fantastic collaborative creation possible between a great conductor and orchestra – one wonderfully complemented and enlivened by the spotlighting of four fabulous soloists at the height of their artistic prowess.

Australian premiere of Ernest Hutcheson's Piano Concerto was an uneven performance, but one hopes it will inspire a revival of the neglected composer's work.

This portrait of the trailblazing actress was also a meditation on misogyny and power in the theatre and beyond.