Discover our readers' and critics' favourite artists of 2019, learn about Beethoven's final tempestuous year, and celebrate Musica Viva as it turns 75.

We finish our round up of the shows that excited us most in 2019 with a look at dance.

Opening with a week dedicated to First Nations performances, Iain Grandage’s first program as Artistic Director spans a Noongar language adaptation of Macbeth to Cloudstreet, Philip Glass with puppets, and Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel in the park.

Concert performances of Fidelio by WASO, the return of Cloudstreet and a celebration of Gurrumul are among the shows announced.

A unique, immersive, joyous concert from the world’s first professional orchestra for musicians with a disability.

A delightful production that is as intoxicating as Papageno's pink cocktail, while acknowledging the darker elements in Mozart's opera.

Luke Styles’ strong score is impressive in this new chamber opera, though the storytelling could be developed.

Frustrated by the confines of classical music, conductor Charles Hazlewood formed the British Paraorchestra for professional musicians with a disability, which is on its way to the Perth Festival.

A spectacle of visual design and unspoken storytelling.

Barrie Kosky’s animated production of Mozart’s Singspiel has been stunning audiences globally. Suzanne Andrade and Paul Barritt from innovative British theatre company 1927 tell us how a “hyperactive little Australian” convinced them to stage their first opera.

The Magic Flute from Berlin’s Komische Oper in which singers interact with stunning animations is coming to the 2019 Perth and Adelaide Festivals.

The WA-born composer, musician, collaborative artist and programmer plans "a strong music program" for his first Festival in 2020.