What’s on

Classical Music

Endeavour Concert

7 Aug 2026

Concert Hall

Opera

The Drover’s Wife

7 – 15 Aug 2026

Joan Sutherland Theatre

Classical Music

From Winter’s Stillness

9 Aug 2026

A woman in a ivory shirt and black blazer sitting in a velvet chair next to a side table with a lamp on it.

Classical Music

Masterclass with Håkan Hardenberger

11 Aug 2026

Concert Hall

Håkan Hardenberger next to a trumpet.

Classical Music

Orchestral Dances with Håkan Hardenberger

12 – 15 Aug 2026

Concert Hall

Håkan Hardenberger holds a trumpet in dramatic black and white lighting.

Musical Theatre

Burn the Floor - Luminous

13 – 23 Aug 2026

Playhouse

Talks and Ideas

Australian Story Live: Celebrating 30 Years

15 Aug 2026

Concert Hall

A collage of six diverse individuals, each shown from the shoulders up, portraying a range of expressions from relaxed to cheerful, set against various colored backgrounds.

Opera

La Stupenda: A Joan Sutherland Celebration

20 & 22 Aug 2026

Joan Sutherland Theatre

Classical Music

AWO: Stravinsky, Mills & Shostakovich

20 Aug 2026

Concert Hall

Classical Music

Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto

21 – 23 Aug 2026

Concert Hall

Yeol Eum Son plays the piano in a black dress.

Classical Music

Ensemble Q play Bartók & Brahms

21 Aug 2026

Utzon Room

Classical Music

Liam Byrne & Laura Vaughan

23 Aug 2026

Utzon Room

Two musicians with string instruments, a man with short hair and a beard on the left, and a woman with dark hair and a smile on the right.

Contemporary Music

The Dire Straits Experience

25 Aug 2026

Concert Hall

Contemporary Music

The Cat Empire

27 – 29 Aug 2026

Concert Hall

Classical Music

Cocktail Hour with Brent Grapes

28 & 29 Aug 2026

Utzon Room

Brent Grapes plays the trumpet.