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Simone Young conducts Richard Strauss

Concert Hall

3 – 6 Sep 2025

Classical Music

Strauss’ sublime shifts from darkness to light in Thus Spoke Zarathustra are timeless, and jaw-dropping to experience live.

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Simone Young conducts with baton in the hand in front of an orchestra

Stephen Layton conducts Bach, Mozart & Handel

Concert Hall

21 & 23 Aug 2025

Classical Music

Stephen Layton is one of the world's greatest choral conductors, an expert in vocal music from the Renaissance to the modern day.

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Stephen Layton conducts an Orchestra with arms outstretched

Simone Young conducts Siegfried

Concert Hall

13 & 16 Nov 2025

Classical Music

Wagner’s Ring Cycle is one of the great achievements in Western art.

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Special Gala: Mountain

Concert Hall

28 Oct 2025

Classical Music

The Australian Chamber Orchestra are bringing back one of their most groundbreaking, award-winning and popular cinematic collaborations for a series of limited gala performances.

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The 39 Steps

Drama Theatre

8 – 30 Aug 2025

Theatre
Comedy

The 39 Steps is Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller meets Monty Python madness, now reimagined for a brand-new Australian tour. Directed by Damien Ryan and starring Lisa McCune, Ian Stenlake and The Umbilical Brothers (David Collins and Shane Dundas) it’s a fast, funny, unmissable night of theatre.

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Lost Birds

White Bay Power Station

16 Aug 2025

Classical Music

White Bay Power Station is the new venue for a powerful concert inspired by the natural world.

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Christine Anu and Zipporah Corser-Anu

Utzon Room

7 Aug 2025

Contemporary Music
First Nations

Join us for an unforgettable evening of conversation and storytelling with iconic Torres Strait Islander artist Christine Anu and her rising star daughter Zipporah Corser-Anu. This mother-daughter duo will share stories about their creative journeys and how they inspire each other.

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Infusion, No Movement, No Sound

On-Demand Digital Performance | Stages 3 - 4 | Celebrating African, Indian and Australian rhythms with a global collective of contemporary and traditional dance and music.

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