What’s on

Kids & Families

YOU & ME and The Land of Lost Things

4 – 19 Jul 2026

Playhouse

Two kids in dress-ups playing on a couch.

Theatre

Pride & Prejudice (sort of)

16 Jul – 30 Aug 2026

Drama Theatre

Five women stand staggered on a staircase in regency era gowns, with musical instruments for Pride and Prejudice (sort of) as confetti falls around them.

Opera

The Merry Widow

17 Jul – 18 Aug 2026

Joan Sutherland Theatre

Woman with shimmering dress pictured in the centre and surrounded by women in pink dresses and men in suits

Classical Music

Harry Ward & Ying Ho with guest Ben Ward

19 Jul 2026

Utzon Room

A man holds a violin and a woman stands with her hands behind her back.

Experiences

Badu Gili: Story Keepers

16 May – 31 Jul 2026

Monumental Steps

The Sydney Opera House sails at night, illuminated with an Australian outback landscape in orange and browns.

Classical Music

China National Opera

19 Jul 2026

Concert Hall

Classical Music

Javier Perianes in Recital

20 Jul 2026

Concert Hall

Javier Perianes in an all black suit plays the piano.

Opera

Rigoletto

21 Jul – 21 Aug 2026

Joan Sutherland Theatre

A man wearing clown makeup is seated at a table holding an orange wig. Seated next to him is a woman in a yellow dress and headband.

Talks and Ideas

A Conversation with Jefferson Fisher

21 Jul 2026

Concert Hall

Classical Music

Ensemble Q with Ed le Brocq

22 Jul 2026

Utzon Room

Classical Music

Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto

22 – 25 Jul 2026

Concert Hall

Simone Young conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Cabaret

Velvet Inferno

24 Jul – 13 Sep 2026

Studio

Gold and silver high heels stand on either side of a gold, sparkly disco ball as they are engulfed in hot flames, indicating disco inferno

Kids & Families

Antarctica!

25 Jul – 2 Aug 2026

Utzon Room

Three people with frosty face paint engage with a model ship on artificial snow. One holds a rope and another a flute, set against icy backdrops, creating a whimsical arctic scene.

Workshops

Architecture Club

25 Jul – 14 Nov 2026

Centre for Creativity

Classical Music

Australian Festival of Arts and Music

25 Jul 2026

Concert Hall