ˈæftɚɹ ɐ dɪsɹˈʌptᵻd ænd dˈaʊnskeɪld tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti sˈiːzən æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə kˈɑːvɪd nˈaɪntiːn pændˈɛmɪk, sˈuːzoʊ mˈænɪdʒd wˈʌn fˈʊlskˈeɪl kˈɑːnsɚt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ɐn ˈɑːpɚɹə ɡˈeɪlə hˈɛld ɪn kəndʒˈʌŋkʃən wɪððə sˈɪdni kənsˌɜːvɐtˈoːɹiəm ˈɑːpɚɹə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt, pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɪn vˈɜːbɹəɡhˌɛn hˈɔːl kəndˈʌktᵻd baɪ stˈiːvən mˈoʊld.
After a disrupted and downscaled 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, SUSO managed one full-scale concert in 2021 – an opera gala held in conjunction with the Sydney Conservatorium Opera Department, performed in Verbrugghen Hall conducted by Stephen Mould.