Made possible by the closure of the Musée National Picasso for renovations, this is likely to be the only opportunity to see Picasso's work on this scale in Australia. These are 'Picasso's Picassos' - the works from his own collection that he left to shape his legacy, which were given to the French state after his death. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was an integral part of the birth and development of modern art. The exhibition represents every period of Picasso's seven-decade career and almost every medium to which he turned his hand.

Opera Australia presents Mozart's "The Magic Flute" in a dazzling new production from the mind of Julie Taymor, director of "Disney's The Lion King", which features colourful costumes, giant puppets, accessible English dialogue and the melodies of a musical genius.