sˈɪdni fˈɛstɪvəl pɹˈoʊɡɹæm hˈaɪlaɪts ɪŋklˈuːd ʃˈɔːbuːn bɜːlˈɪnz hˈæmlɪt, hˈɛdlɔŋz sˈɪks kˈæɹɪktɚz ɪn sˈɜːtʃ əvən ˈɔːθɚ, pˈiːɾɚ sˈɛlɚz ˈiːdɪpəs ɹˈɛks ænd sˈɪmfəni ʌv sˈɑːmz, fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː ɹˌɑːdʒɐstˈɑːni mjuːzˈɪʃənz ɪnðə mˈæŋɡɐnˌɪjɑːɹ sᵻdˈʌkʃən, ˈæl ɡɹˈiːn, fˈæbjʊləs bˈiːsts dʒaɪsˈɛl ænd ɹˈaɪən, dʒˈɑːn kˈæl, ɡɹˈɪzli bˈɛɹ, ɡɹˈeɪs dʒˈoʊnz, lˈɔːɹə mˈɑːɹlɪŋ, dʒˈeɪmz θˌɪeɪɹˈeɪ, bjˈɜːk, pˈætɹɪk wˈɑːtsən, mˈɑːnjuː kˈeɪoʊ, dˈeɪvɪd bˈaɪən, hˈɛɹənhˌɔːsənz fˈæʃən ˈɑːpɚɹə sˈɛmɛl wˈɔːk wɪð kˈɔstuːmz baɪ vˌɪvɪˈɛn wˈɛstwʊd, sˈæʃə wˈɔlts dˈaɪdoʊ ænd ˈiːniəz, ˈæntəni; ænd mˈɛni mˈoːɹ.
Sydney Festival program highlights include Schaubuhne Berlin's Hamlet, Headlong's Six Characters in Search of an Author, Peter Sellars' Oedipus Rex & Symphony of Psalms, 43 Rajastani musicians in The Manganiyar Seduction, Al Green, Fabulous Beast's Giselle and Rian, John Cale, Grizzly Bear, Grace Jones, Laura Marling, James Thiérrée, Björk, Patrick Watson, Manu Chao, David Byrne, Herrenhausen's fashion opera Semele Walk with costumes by Vivienne Westwood, Sasha Waltz' Dido and Aeneas, Antony; and many more.