Opera
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Opera

The Australian Opera in Sydney and the State Opera of Victoria merged in 1996 to form Opera Australia. Its main stage is the Sydney...
Novels
Literature

Novels

Until 1880, about 300 works of fiction were published, mainly novels for reading on the road, devoted to life on the ranch, criminal topics...
Classical music
Music

Classical music

In the 1840s, Vincent Wallace, Isaac Nathan and other impresarios organized famous overseas singers and musicians to tour Australia and subsidized oratorios, operas and...
AC / DC
Music

AC / DC

How the Young brothers formed one of Australia's most successful bands...
Bush Ballads
Literature Music

Bush Ballads

How the most important genre of Australian poetry began with the songs of escaped convicts...
Theatre
Literature Music

Theatre

The first play to be played in Australia is The Recruiter, a Restoration comedy written by George Farkar. It was performed by a group...
Aboriginal painting
Painting

Aboriginal painting

Thousands of expressive points, captivating rhythms, extraordinary plots, amazing color, mesmerizing ornaments … All these epithets are just a small part of how you...

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Arts festivals

Australia's premier arts festival is held in Adelaide every two years. The next one is scheduled for March 2000. The Adelaide Festival covers all types of arts and literature and attracts leading international and Australian artists and organizations. It is attended not only by professionals, but also by art lovers.

The Perth Arts Festival is held annually in February and Sydney in January. More specialized music festivals are held in Adelaide in February during years when there are no major festivals. In addition, there is the Mumba Pop Festival in Melbourne every March and the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January in New South Wales.