Sydney Festival

Music

Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera

A tale of fame, fortune and danger

8–25 JAN

Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 1 Theatre

$49 - $129 + BF

Music

Rufus Wainwright

The iconic singer plays hits from his technicolour songbook

8 JAN

Sydney Opera House

$59 – $139 + BF

Music

William Yang: Milestone

Celebrating Sydney’s great storyteller, with Elena Kats-Chernin

10&11 JAN

Roslyn Packer Theatre

$59 – $89 + BF

Music

Vigil: Truths

Listening to First Nations voices

Barangaroo Reserve

A full-swing festival takeover by the water

4 – 26 JAN

Walsh Bay Arts Precinct

FREE

Music

Cinderella (Cendrillon)

A royal treat for opera lovers and newcomers

From 2 JAN

Sydney Opera House

$79 – $389 + BF

Music

Converted!

A brand new comedy disco musical by Vic Zerbst

3–25 JAN

ATYP, The Rebel Theatre

$37 – $68

Music

Radical Son: Bilambiyal

Celebrating the Kamilaroi and Tongan artist’s sophomore album

ACO On The Pier

The R&B sensation makes her Australian debut

4 JAN

City Recital Hall

$59 + BF

Music

Chela

Fall hard for Australia’s new synth-pop queen

4 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$29 + BF

Music

Music at Moonshine Bar

12 nights of free live music and DJs

5–25 JAN

Moonshine Bar

FREE

Music

Perry Keyes: Black & White Town

The bard of Redfern returns to the stage

5 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$85 + BF

Visual arts & installation

Art Up Late: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

An evening of music, performance and handsome harbour views

8–22 JAN

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

FREE

Workshop

Sunrise Yoga

Yoga and blissed-out beats in the Colour Maze

8–25 JAN

Pier 2/3

$23 + BF

Visual arts & installation

Art Up Late: Australian Museum

Celebrate Summer with Peruvian Nights at the Australian Museum

8–22 JAN

Australian Museum

FREE

Visual arts & installation

Art Up Late: Art Gallery of New South Wales

Sonic clusters and chaotic energy collide through sight and sound

8–29 JAN

Art Gallery of New South Wales

FREE

Music

Bach: Birth and Destiny

Exploring Bach's celestial themes

9&11 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$79 – $89 + BF

Music

GANNA with Tal Arditi

Jazz-folk magic from a Ukrainian rising star

10&12 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$49 – $59 + BF

Music

Detroit's Music Institute: Chez Damier & Alton Miller

A club night celebrating the Detroit home of house

10 JAN

City Recital Hall

$59 + BF

Music

JFDR

Ethereal Icelandic art-pop

11 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$49 + BF

Music

Cash Savage and The Last Drinks

Taut, tumultuous rock from one of our country’s best

11 JAN

City Recital Hall

$69 + BF

Music

Starfish Club: Dannielle De Andrea

Groove with Sydney’s best-kept music secret

ACO On The Pier

A time-travelling tapestry tracing centuries of song

ACO On The Pier

The new star of soul’s Australian debut

16&17 JAN

City Recital Hall

$79 + BF

Music

Mary Ancheta Quartet

Jazz, electro-funk and R&B with irresistible grooves

ACO On The Pier

A Punjabi-Australian star on the rise

17 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$39 + BF

Music

Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden

An intimate aural experience in the iconic garden

18&19 JAN

Wendy's Secret Garden

$49 + BF

Music

Dark with Excessive Bright

Surreal visions, extraordinary sounds from Omega Ensemble

ACO On The Pier

Indulge in the rich essence of Spain for one-night-only

18 JAN

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre

$58 – $190 + BF

Free

Sydney Symphony Under the Stars

The favourite starlit concert returns

18 JAN

The Crescent

FREE

Music

Setwun & The Soulstranauts play Roy Ayers

Reimagining classics from the king of neo-soul

ACO On The Pier

Exhilarating, form-bending French jazz

19 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$49 – $59 + BF

Music

Katie Noonan: Jeff Buckley's Grace

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of a masterpiece

21–25 JAN

Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 1 Theatre

$69 – $99 + BF

Music

Emma Pask Latin Jazz Orchestra: Cosita Divina

Vibrant Latin jazz

22 JAN

City Recital Hall

$49 – $69 + BF

Music

ACO Up Close: Legacies

From Bach and Haydn into our own century

23 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$79 – $89 + BF

Music

The Bridal Lament 哭嫁歌

A sumptuous audio-visual experience and song cycle

23–26 JAN

Riverside Theatres

$49 + BF

Music

Allysha Joy plays Roberta Flack

Paying tribute to a trailblazer, alongside fresh album material

ACO On The Pier

A spectacularly immersive concert-installation hybrid

24&25 JAN

Carriageworks

$65 – $125 + BF

Music

Hak Baker

The East London troubadour subverting British folk

24 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$49 + BF

Music

Not Drowning, Waving & George Telek: Tabaran

The art-rock band and PNG musicians reunite

24 JAN

City Recital Hall

$79 – $89 + BF

Music

Ishmael Ensemble

Spiritual jazz, electronica and dub from Bristol’s finest

24 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$49 + BF

Free

New Beginnings Festival

An all-encompassing showcase of multiculturalism in Sydney

25 JAN

Australian National Maritime Museum

FREE

Music

Starfish Club: Ruby Jackson

Lush jazz from local favourites and special guests

25 JAN

ACO On The Pier

$59 – $69 + BF

Music

DOBBY: WARRANGU; River Story

A call to action from the Murrawarri-Filipino rapper

ACO On The Pier

A waterfront welcome with live performances

3 JAN

Pier 2/3

FREE

Music

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