Take a virtual front row seat with Sydney Opera House’s free to sign-up streaming platform. Stream offers access to free and paid full length performances from the Opera House stages, highlights from the multi-genre archive, presentations by local and international performing arts companies, and ...

Recorded live at Sydney Opera House on Sunday, 12 March 2023.

A selection of ten talks at All About Women streamed from our stages, allowing you to catch keynote talks from Bikini Kill, Jennette McCurdy, Grace Tame and many more.

This Festival Pass gives you access to ten talks recorded at the ...

First broadcast from Sydney Opera House, Sunday 27 November 2022.
Now available to rent On Demand

Duration: 110 minutes
Rental period: 7 days

Prepare for a hypnotic space odyssey as Texan trio Khruangbin bring their incomparable mix of psychedelia, funk and far-out international grooves to the ...

A selection of talks from All About Women will be livestreamed on Sunday, 12 March 2023, allowing you to catch talks from Bikini Kill, Grace Tame and many more even if you can't make it to the House on the day. The Festival Pass gives you access to nine talks livestreamed from the festival. Talks...

Speakers: Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail & Kathi Wilcox
Moderated by Marieke Hardy

The legendary 90s feminist punk band Bikini Kill are finding their music and ideas more relevant than ever. They join Marieke Hardy for an exclusive conversation about activism, music, and women taking up space.

In th...

Speakers: Karen Iles, Chelsea Watego, Fatima Bhutto & Mona Eltahawy
Curated by Jane Caro

From the repression of women in Iran to the rollback of abortion rights in the US, the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the continuing fight for rights for First Nations people and justice for victims o...

With Jackie Huggins, Teela Reid & Marlene Longbottom
Moderated by Courtney Fewquandie.
Curated by Amy Thunig

The leadership of Indigenous women has long focused on responsibilities to community and country. You're invited to discover where this approach intersects and conflicts with mainstream...

With Deni Todorovič, Sasha Sarago, Tanya Hennessy, April Hélène-Horton aka The Bodzilla & Elly Desmarchelier
Curated by Jamila Rizvi

Over the last 20 years, the ideal body has evolved through different fashions - but is still limited to a narrow norm. Our presenters celebrate the body shapes tha...

With FlexMami & Jamila Rizvi
Moderated by Jan Fran
Curated by Jamila Rizvi

We know what it's like to lean in, but maybe it's time to lean back? Join our panellists as they chat about the next generation of feminists putting the girlboss to bed.

Millennials have leaned in so far that they’ve fal...

With Clementine Ford, Yves Rees & Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
Moderated by Milo Hartill
Curated by Amy Thunig

Activism requires individuals to speak up. But often, advocates are asked to represent an entire group. How does it feel to be made responsible for the voice of a whole community?

Large-sc...

With Saba Vasefi, Gelareh Pour & Shokoofeh Azar
Moderated by Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Iranian-Australian women give an inside look at the woman-led revolution in Iran, the power of protest, and how Australians can be allies at this incredible moment in history.

Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish-Iranian w...

With Gina Rushton, Dr Natasha Andreadis & Brooke Boney
Moderated by Sana Qadar

Unsure about motherhood? You're not alone.

These days, there's a lot to consider when it comes to reproductive choice. Our panellists share their research and lived experiences about biological clocks, climate anxiet...

Leading classical musicians will unite with young, promising students in a concert for one night. The Australian World Orchestra performs alongside New South Wales' young, talented classical musicians.

Recorded live in the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, 3rd September 2022
Duration 75-minutes...

World premiere by Erth Visual & Physical Inc (creators of Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo™).
Broadcast from The Studio, Sydney Opera House

Once purchased, you can watch the recording for 30 days.

ARC is an extraordinary story of self-discovery and wonder told with theatrical magic and larger-than-life pup...

Ed Kuepper of The Saints fame and Jim White of Dirty Three join forces to deliver a spellbinding performance, delving into Kuepper's 45-year catalogue. Prior to their Vivid LIVE 2022 performance, we captured a very special collaboration of these two great Australian musicians in June 2021.

Explo...

A vocal powerhouse with a presence to match, Australian soul icon Meg Mac makes her Sydney Opera House debut for Vivid LIVE, performing her hits and a taste of forthcoming new music.

Vivid LIVE is part of Vivid Sydney, the annual celebration of creativity, innovation and technology transforming ...

Sampa The Great presents An Afro Future, with special guests Mwanjé, KYE and sounds by C.FRIM. This performance was recorded at the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid LIVE 2022.

Imagining a world of creativity and culture beyond the confines of colonialism, hip-hop star Sampa The Great brings t...

After a four-year hiatus, and fresh off her tour with Billie Eilish, Zimbabwe-born Australian hip-hop star Tkay Maidza makes her long-awaited Sydney Opera House debut. This performance was recorded live at Vivid LIVE 2022.

Since her head-turning teenage debut, 'Brontosaurus', the Zimbabwe-born, ...

Antidote is a festival of ideas, art and change.
Recorded at the Sydney Opera House, Sunday 11 September 2022

So much has changed since we saw you last. Disasters we can’t control. Politics we’re shaking up. Media that makes us grumble. And social transformation that gives us hope.

Together, we...

Flip! Fly! Fortissimo! 'Tempo' is the new show from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Australia's National Youth Circus. A highly distinguished musician has arrived to conduct their latest Symphony, but the orchestra is nowhere to be found! Fortunately, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus kids are ready to co...

Mary Coustas, the celebrated Australian comedian, actress, writer, and creator of the iconic 90’s character Effie, premieres her most intimate show to date, This Is Personal. Recorded live at Sydney Opera House on 28 May 2022.

This Is Personal is a candid and intimate one woman show that combine...

An unforgettable event from the steps of Sydney Opera House. In 2016 Crowded House returned to play a cavalcade of their hits and favourites 20 years after their landmark last concert.

Crowded House:
Neil Finn
Nick Seymour
Mark Hart
Matt Sherrod

Musical Guests:
Tim Finn
Harper Finn
Elroy Finn
...

Recorded live at Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, 2016.
Sung in Italian with English Subtitles, available as Closed Captions (CC)

Puccini’s tale of love and death comes to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in this spectacular and thoughtful production from 2016.

Chinese director Chen Shi-Zheng brings ...

Recorded live at Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, 2015.
Sung in Italian with English Subtitles, available as Closed Captions (CC)

When war breaks out, Radamès is chosen to lead the Egyptian army against Ethiopia. Victory makes Radamès a hero, but tangles his Ethiopian lover Aida in a dangerous roya...

Recorded live at Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, 2014.
Sung in Italian with English Subtitles, available as Closed Captions (CC)

Madama Butterfly is a magnificent work by Puccini with a ravishing score. This unique interpretation by La Fura Dels Baus and Opera Australia is still a faithful telling...

Recorded live at Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, 2018.
Sung in Italian with English Subtitles, available as Closed Captions (CC)

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour might take place in Sydney’s temperate autumn each year, but snow fell across the harbour in 2018.

That snow is an integral part of this...

Sung in Italian with English Subtitles, available as Closed Captions (CC)
Recorded live at Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, 2012.

Violetta is the life of every party. A courtesan with a heart of gold, she’s free and free-spirited. Could a little love change everything?

Experience the joy and heart...

Recorded live at Sydney Opera House, 2011.
Sung in Italian with English Subtitles

Since its premiere in 2011, Gale Edwards’ sparkling production of La Bohème has become one of our most popular productions ever. Set in Berlin in the early 1930s, the production sizzles with the creative energy, gl...

Recorded live at Sydney Opera House, 2011.
Sung in Italian with English Subtitles

Award-winning opera star Teddy Tahu Rhodes shines as the womanising Don Giovanni in Opera Australia's fantastic take on Mozart's favourite.

Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor Mark Wigglesworth
Director Gör...

Recorded live at Sydney Opera House, 2010.
Sung in Italian with English Subtitles

A chaotic whirlwind of mistaken identities makes the wedding day of Figaro and Susanna a lesson in hilarity in this 2010 production, directed by Neil Armfield.

With a witty, fast-moving libretto and hum-along melo...

The Australian Ballet presents La Sylphide, in a production by Erik Bruhn after August Bournonville’s nineteenth-century original. A ballet in two acts, La Sylphide tells the tale of the Scottish dreamer James, who is fascinated by a woodland sprite and spurns his fiancée to follow her. Intent on...

Recorded live at Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney, April 2013.
Sung in French with English Subtitles, available as Closed Captions (CC)

Carmen, sexy and impulsive, taunts the men around her and enjoys their adulation. After attacking another woman she has to use her seduction skills with her guard,...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following content may contain images and voices of deceased persons.

A collaboration between Bangarra Dance Theatre and The Australian Ballet, Warumuk was commissioned to celebrate The Australian Ballet’s 50th anniversary in 2012....

Paquita, with choreography by Marius Petipa, is a sparkling showcase for The Australian Ballet, full of spectacular turns, exuberant leaps and delicate footwork.

Choreography by Marius Petipa
Staged by Danilo Radojevic
Music Composed by Ludwig (Léon) Minkus

Variations 5 and 9 Are Arrangements C...

“It’s a total work of art in which every element is equally weighted and equally impressive.” - Herald Sun

Wayne McGregor’s Dyad 1929, made on The Australian Ballet and featuring an electrifying score by Steve Reich, tests the limits of classical movement in a laboratory-white set.

Choreograph...

Imagine a world with no gender binary.
Hosted by Yves Rees
Presented at All About Women, 13 March 2022, 4pm AEDT
Captioned/Auslan

What would our world look like if gender binaries disappeared completely? Yves Rees leads a provocative panel discussion that seeks to imagine this future w...

The kind of frank talk that we need to hear.
Roxane Gay and Nakkiah Lui
Presented at All About Women, 13 March 2022, 6:30pm AEST
This talk is recommended for age 15+.
Captioned/Auslan

Nothing is off-limits in this conversation between these two incredible writers whose work challenges ...

Exploring the reality for women in Afghanistan now.
Hosted by Diana Sayed
Presented at All About Women, 13 March 2022, 11am AEDT
Captioned

At the end of August 2021, Australian and American military forces withdrew from Afghanistan. With the Taliban now in control after the 20-year "wa...

See Laura Tingle, eyebrows and all, in person.
Laura Tingle
Presented at All About Women, 13 March 2022, 4pm AEST
Captioned/Auslan

The tables are turned as the 7.30 journo becomes the interviewee. Expect her trademark blend of political insight, personal observation and wry commentary ...

Available to purchase until 31 December 2021.
Content is available to watch for 14 days for date of purchase.

Schubert’s career was marked by admiration for Beethoven and his desire to match the heights achieved by his hero. In his “perfect” Quintet, possibly the best longform piece of chamber ...

Directed by Matisse Ruby and filmed at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, this spectacular concert film features Artistic Director Richard Tognetti leading the ACO through performances of Arvo Pärt's Tabula Rasa and Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony, integrated with imagery and video projections by renowne...

TCHAI

Available to purchase until 31 December 2021.
Content is available to watch for 14 days for date of purchase.

Majestic and nation-defying music is no small feat, demanding spirit, nationalism and honour. However, music coming from one’s core can ask something special too. Maybe at times...

Available to purchase until 31 December 2021.
Content is available to watch for 14 days for date of purchase.

How do light and joy come from what feels like our darkest moments? Maybe it is that love can transform, as this concert film does, from sombre hues and shadows to the warmth and radian...

Firestarter marks Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 30th anniversary. Taking us through Bangarra’s birth and spectacular growth, the film recognises Bangarra’s founders and tells the story of how three young Aboriginal brothers — Stephen, David and Russell Page — turned the newly born dance group into a F...

Australian author, Liane Moriarty discusses her long-awaited book Apples Never Fall, in conversation with Annabel Crabb.

Apples Never Fall is a deep dive into tranquil suburbia, following a pair of retired tennis coaches, Joy and Stan Delaney, their children and Joy's mysterious disappearance. ...

Recorded Live at Sydney Opera House

Bigger & Blacker is a comedy cabaret guaranteed to get you laughing, thinking and shimmying in your chair. Oliver’s ability to entertain while bearing his soul is the mark of a true cabaret artist. In this candid nod and a no-holds-barred ode to his personal j...

Six concert films from the 2021 ACO StudioCasts series collected at the special rental price of $29.99, available to watch for 30 days from date of purchase. Beautifully shot, incredibly cinematic and with high quality audio, these music films will transform your expectations of what an on-demand...

Celebrating African, Indian and Australian rhythms with a global collective of contemporary and traditional dance and music.

Infusion No Movement No Sound weaves together a tapestry of African cultures into a vibrant demonstration of contemporary dance and music from global artists, Jamestown Co...

Come closer than you dare to predators! Experience the creatures of your imagination coming to life on stage in this enthralling new show!

Travel to the bottom of the ocean to discover ancient bio-luminescent creatures and marine reptiles, then back to dry land to witness some of the most amazin...

Join much-loved children’s band the Teeny Tiny Stevies as they perform I Ate a Rainbow, Boy or Girl Colour and Boss of My Own Body, plus a selection of favourite songs from their brand new album.

Featuring irresistible melodies and helpful tips for navigating life’s li...

Available to purchase until 31 December 2021.
Content is available to watch for 14 days for date of purchase.

Beauty can be revolutionary too, as this debut release in the inaugural season of concert films, ACO StudioCasts, will prove.

Filmed in the grand and expansive Centennial Hall at Sydn...

Available to purchase until 31 December 2021.
Content is available to watch for 14 days for date of purchase.

At a time when we are all grappling with finding trust in this new world and hope for the future, it is astonishing how relevant Bach remains. This evocative and impassioned concert fil...