On Stage

What’s happening on stage this month? From online performances to live gigs, we’ve put together a list of the most exciting events in classical music, opera, theatre and physical theatre and dance taking place in January and February.

Classical Music

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: The [Uncertain] Four Seasons
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra turns to the natural world for inspiration in its first outing of 2021, a reimagining of Vivaldi’s famous quartet of violin concertos The Four Seasons as part of Sydney Festival. The seasons Vivaldi was writing in, however, were different to those some 300 years later. This Australian premiere – a partnership between the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne composer Hugh Crosthwaite, Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub, design and innovation agency AKQA, and German advertising agency Jung von Matt – builds...