Festivals and Series
Sydney Opera House’s annual programs and series
29 Apr – 14 Aug 2025
Generations and Dynasties
Following its debut last year, Generations and Dynasties returns in 2025. This year's series features four extraordinary First Nations creative and musical families who will share their stories, talents, and legacies through captivating conversations and soulful live music.
SongRites
SongRites is a new program showcasing First Nations voices from across Country. Experience the living tradition of Songlines, expressed through music, dance, film and conversation. Held on Tubowgule, a place of deep cultural significance, SongRites brings artists from remote and regional communities into focus.
Artist to Artist Masterclasses
Embark on a transformative journey of professional development with our exclusive series of masterclasses hosted by internationally renowned artists, all gracing the iconic stages of the Sydney Opera House. This unparalleled opportunity invites both aspiring and seasoned artists alike to delve into the secrets, techniques, processes and inspirations that have propelled these global talents to the pinnacle of their craft. You’ll connect with like-minded artists and discover new techniques and perspectives to support your creative journey.
Utzon Music
Utzon Music 2025 celebrates human curiosity and discovery, welcoming a cast of wildly gifted musicians performing chamber music of European, Norwegian, Persian, Scottish, and contemporary Australian ancestry.
Our annual festivals
All About Women
8 – 9 Mar 2025
All About Women is the Sydney Opera House’s centerpiece talks festival about gender, justice, and equality, held annually in the week of International Women’s Day. For over a decade, the celebrated event has filled our venues with inspiring moments and buzzy, agenda-setting conversations.
Vivid LIVE
23 May – 14 Jun 2025
Crank up the volume…Vivid LIVE returns! Join us for our annual music takeover featuring over 50 cutting-edge international and Australian artists.
Stream, read & listen
UnWrapped 2023 | Green Room music | Three Marys
Part of Unwrapped 2023, this international collaboration by award-winning composer Andree Greenwell and librettist Christine Evans, this fully staged chamber opera melds music, myth and imagination in an intergenerational story of women who must flee for their lives.
Under the Sails with the London Symphony Orchestra
Picture this: The musicians of the London Symphony Orchestra arrive at the Sydney Opera House – suits and ties to a man. The occasion seems formal. But the news camera has panned past the raw scaffolding of the shells, and in the foreground a worker is laying shimmering white tiles in their signature chevron pattern.
Love List: Ryuichi Sakamoto by Groovescooter
Paris Pompor and Georgie Zuzak from co-presenters Groovescooter have put together a Love List dedicated to Ryuichi Sakamoto.
