| 24 May | More Fun Than A Wii More Fun Than a Wii is a playful, naughty, fun and 'Goon-like' comedy for children and families. More | |
| 23 May | Coranderrk Sydney Opera House and ILBIJERRI Theatre Company will present CORANDERRK: We Will Show the Country and a series of accompanying debates and discussions from 28 June – 1st July. More | |
| 2 May | Vivid LIVE Studio Parties Sydney Opera House today announced the full line-ups for the Vivid LIVE Parties, to be held in The Studio and presented by local music industry promoters and labels during the 10-day Vivid LIVE festival. More | |
| 23 April | Babies Proms: Music for Tutus & Sydney Symphony Family Classics There’s something for all ages at Sydney Opera House in May, with two seasons that are designed to introduce children to the magical world of music. More | |
| 16 April | Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & Sufjan Stevens Due to popular demand, a third and final concert of Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and Sufjan Stevens’ Planetarium has been added for Vivid LIVE on Tuesday 29 May. More | |
| 12 April | Susan Graham Sydney Opera House is delighted to present a special one-off intimate performance by “America’s favourite mezzo” (Gramophone) Susan Graham. More | |
| 3 April | Michael Pollan American bestselling author and journalist Michael Pollan will make his Sydney Opera House debut this July. More | |
| 15 March | Vivid LIVE 2012 Sydney Opera House has announced the program for Vivid LIVE 2012.More | |
| 8 March | Escape From Peligro Island The Studio at Sydney Opera House will be transformed into a hazardous mysterious island this April school holidays for Escape From Peligro Island. More | |
| 1 March | Babies Proms: The Four Seasons Sydney Opera House presents The Four Seasons, the first Babies Proms performance of 2012 that will introduce toddlers to the excitement of live performance. More | |
| 29 February | Vivid LIVE 2012 Sydney Opera House today announced a new Festival Director for Vivid LIVE, its 10-day celebration of ambitious popular music within the city’s annual Vivid Sydney festival of light, music and ideas running from 25 May to 11 June 2012. | |
| 23 February | Rafael Bonachela Esteemed choreographer and Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela will curate Spring Dance - Australia’s only annual international festival of contemporary dance - for three years starting in 2012. More | |
| 15 February | Deborah Voigt The world’s pre-eminent dramatic soprano Deborah Voigt makes her Australian debut in June, singing the music which has taken her to the highest levels of opera stardom. More | |
| 15 February | The Composers: Steve Reich In Residence In April 2012, Sydney Opera House will stageThe Composers: Steve Reich in Residence - an ambitious program that will celebrate the work of one of the most original composers of our time. More | |
| 15 February | An Evening With Richard Dawkins The world's preeminent atheist, scientist and bestselling author, Richard Dawkins, returns to Sydney Opera House this April. More | |
| 8 February | La Soirée: Final Season Extension Due to overwhelming demand, Sydney Opera House has announced a second and final season extension for LA SOIRÉE until March 11. More | |
| 8 February | This Is Our Youth Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Emily Barclay will bring a piece of New York City to the Sydney Opera House stage this autumn, with Kenneth Lonergan’s seminal play This is Our Youth – a darkly funny play about coming of age in New York in the 80s. More | |
| 6 February | Message Sticks Message Sticks returns to Sydney Opera House from 27th March – 1st April 2012 for a festival of music, talks, dance, story-telling, exhibitions and film screenings, showcasing the best of Indigenous film, music and performing arts in Australia. More | |
| 24 January | Angelique Kidjo One of the greatest forces in African music Angelique Kidjo returns to Sydney Opera House along with the multi-Grammy Award-winning American blues singer/guitarist and songwriter, Keb’ Mo’ in his first Australian tour with full band.More | |
| 23 January | The Necks One of the great cult bands of Australia, The Necks, will play the Opera Theatre at Sydney Opera House on Monday 18 March. More | |
| 20 January | La Soirée: Season Extended Sydney Opera House has announced a two week extension for LA SOIRÉE. The hit show will now run until Sunday 26 February in The Studio at Sydney Opera House. More | |
| 12 January | The Sixteen London based choir and orchestra ensemble The Sixteen will perform at Sydney Opera House on Monday 27 February. More | |
| 12 January | Utzon Music Series 2012 In 2012, Sunday afternoons will be transformed as the House hosts some of the world's finest classical musicians as part of the Utzon Music Series. More | |
| 8 December | Seasons Extended: Angelina Ballerina & Hairy Maclary Due to popular demand, the season for both Angelina Ballerina’s Big Audition and Hairy Maclary and Friends at Sydney Opera House has been extended. More | |
| 8 December | Kids at the House 2012 Sydney Opera House today announced the 2012 Kids at the House season, a year-long program of theatre, music, multi-media, dance and creative play for children aged 2 – 15 years.More | |
| 5 December | Two more acts join The Illusionists Sydney Opera House has announced two more acts – a mind-reader and an escapologist – to join the already stellar line up of the 2012 ‘Summer at the House’ headline show The Illusionists. More | |
| 24 November | Laura Marling With a reputation for pin-drop live performances, the Concert Hall will make the perfect setting for Laura and band to debut songs from her most ambitious album yet, 2011's critically acclaimed A Creature I Don't Know.More | |
| 24 November | Dirty Three Australian rock stalwarts, Dirty Three will play Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Wednesday 21 March. More | |
| 22 November | Big Summer Sleepover Summer just got a little more exciting with the Big Summer Sleepover – a special invitation from Sydney Opera House for families from NSW and around the country to sleep beneath the world famous sails on Thursday January 19 and Friday January 20, 2012.More | |
| 15 November | Celebrity Autobiography Joining Sydney Opera House’s packed Summer at the House program, will be Celebrity Autobiography – the international smash-hit comedy where the unintentionally hilarious real-life stories of the A-list are presented verbatim, live on stage by a rotating, ensemble cast of local stars. More | |
| 14 November | Circa Brisbane-based performers Circa return to the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre this January with a bold new vision of contemporary circus. In this exquisite cabaret of the senses, seven performers of unbelievable ability bend the very fabric of reality. More | |
| 7 November | Alain de Botton: Religion For Atheists The world's most popular philosopher returns to the Sydney Opera House to talk religion. And it's religion with a twist in Alain de Botton's new book; Religion for Atheists. More | |
| 7 November | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy One of America’s most beloved singer-songwriters, Will Oldham AKA Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy will play Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 5 March. More | |
| 3 November | Erykah Badu In her first ever headline Australian tour, get set to be blown away by the extra-ordinary Queen of Neo-Soul, Grammy Award winning artist, Erykah Badu with 10-piece band.More | |
| 25 October | The Illusionists Headlining this year’s sizzling ‘Summer at the House’ season, will be the world premiere of The Illusionists – a grand and spectacular celebration of the art of magic by the most innovative illusionists working today. More | |
| 11 October | La Soirree LA SOIRÉE takes over The Studio from 6 January. Outrageous, sexy and hilarious, LA SOIRÉE is an ever-changing feast of cabaret, new burlesque, circus sideshow and contemporary vaudeville acts. More | |
| 4 October | Beirut Beirut will bring their world-weary indie-folk to Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Thursday 5 January. More | |
| 4 October | Fleet Foxes Seattle’s Fleet Foxes will play Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on January 2 and 3 in what will surely be an early contender for gig of the year. More | |
| 4 October | Bon Iver Bon Iver will play three nights at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 11, 12 and 13 March, 2012, returning to Australian shores to celebrate the release of Bon Iver, Bon Iver, their highly-acclaimed, second full-length record, out now via Jagjaguwar / Inertia. More | |