Editor's Choice Event Series The King’s Singers

Spiritworks: The King’s Singers

Perth Concert Hall 5 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
The award-winning British a cappella choral group returns to Australia six years after a sold-out 2018 tour. The group celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018, but thanks to its Doctor Who-like ability to permanently regenerate, it retains its quota of fresh faces and trademark blend. In other words, its swanky…

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre: Handel’s Messiah

Don’t miss this very special performance presented by The Pavilion and the Sutherland Shire Choral Society. The featured Soprano will be Penelope Mills, lauded for her performances with renowned conductors and orchestras around Australia and internationally. Joining her will be soloists Michael Burden, Louis Hurley and Hayden Barrington.   Music Director…

Music at the Basilica: Requiem – Gabriel Faure

Basilica of St Mary of the Angels VIC
Music at the Basilica presents The Windfire Choir and orchestra in a performance of the 1893 version of the Requiem by Gabriel Faure (for choir, baritone and soprano with chamber orchestra). The program will include the Requiem for solo cello by Peter Sculthorpe, Septem Verba for violin and organ by…

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Glass Heart

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
Luminescence Chamber Singers delve into 500 years of love songs and break-up anthems. From Monteverdi’s monumental “Sestina” to music by Sting and the Wailin’ Jennys, Glass Heart explores the fragility of life and love, and the shattering pain of heartbreak.  

TEG Van Egmond: Matteo Bocelli – A Night With Matteo

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
The first Australian headline tour of Italian singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli. Son of the legendary Tuscan tenor Andrea Bocelli, Matteo will perform in some of Australia’s most spectacular venues across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth in support of his eponymous first album, Matteo. Having inherited the operatic prowess of his father, Matteo has…

TEG Van Egmond: Matteo Bocelli – A Night With Matteo

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
The first Australian headline tour of Italian singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli. Son of the legendary Tuscan tenor Andrea Bocelli, Matteo will perform in some of Australia’s most spectacular venues across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth in support of his eponymous first album, Matteo. Having inherited the operatic prowess of his father, Matteo has…

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Gloria

Perth Concert Hall 5 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
Celebrate the cherished Easter concert tradition with WASO and the St George's Cathedral Consort led by Joseph Nolan, with one of the most beloved choral pieces of all time. Experience the resplendent beauty and uplifting melodies of Vivaldi’s Gloria as it fills the concert hall, immersing you in a world…

TEG Van Egmond: Matteo Bocelli – A Night With Matteo

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
The first Australian headline tour of Italian singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli. Son of the legendary Tuscan tenor Andrea Bocelli, Matteo will perform in some of Australia’s most spectacular venues across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth in support of his eponymous first album, Matteo. Having inherited the operatic prowess of his father, Matteo has…

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Fauré’s Requiem

Sydney Town Hall 483 George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
This Easter, we offer you a concert that embraces the uplifting energy and the healing power of choral singing. Fauré’s Requiem is paired with a revival of John Peterson’s Shadows and Light, an SPC commission inspired by both the texts of the requiem mass and the headlines of September 11, 2001. But…

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Messiah

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
A triumph of the baroque period, Handel’s Messiah is one of the world’s most loved masterpieces. This tale of redemption, passion and resurrection has travelled centuries. The power of the human voice erupts in exultations of rapturous joy and reaches a pinnacle of glory with the famous ‘Hallelujah chorus.’ Under…

Opera Scholars Australia: Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Easter is a time of year traditionally marked with music, and Opera Scholars Australia will continue that tradition in 2024 with a performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. This grand masterpiece, (which is neither petite, nor solemn) is a musical testament to his genius and spiritual contemplation. Witness the majesty of Biblical texts set to music…

TEG Van Egmond: Matteo Bocelli – A Night With Matteo

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The first Australian headline tour of Italian singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli. Son of the legendary Tuscan tenor Andrea Bocelli, Matteo will perform in some of Australia’s most spectacular venues across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth in support of his eponymous first album, Matteo. Having inherited the operatic prowess of his father, Matteo has…

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