On Friday August 4 PNG-born Sydney-based songstress Ngaiire is joining forces with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra for an electrifying evening at The Princess Theatre as part of Open Season 2023.

Ngaiire's sound fuses electronic neo-soul, gospel, and big pop sounds, as told through the lens of a Papua New Guinean songwriter which have garnered her multiple awards during her career.

Ngaiire moved to Australia when she was young and eventually began her Jazz studies at the Queensland Conservatorium. Soon after, she got her first break after placing in the top 30 on Australian Idol in 2004, nearly two decades ago.

As doors began to open, she deferred from her studies and moved to Sydney where she never looked back.

Since then, Ngaiire has released a plethora of work showing growth and consistently high quality in her songwriting abilities. She is now expanding her horizons and bringing her music to a new platform with huge potential.

Watch Ngaiire's stunning rendition of her track 'Closer' with a live string quartet below.

Ngaiire told National Indigenous Times her "manager had been pushing for me to do an orchestra show for a long time so we started planting seeds".

"All of a sudden with the 50th anniversary for the opera house they asked if I want to do it now," she said.

"So the Opera House and Sydney Symphony Orchestra commissioned to have my songs arranged by Alex Turley and it just snowballed after that. And then Queensland came on board and thought it was a good idea so that's why we're here now."

She said the audience can expect to witness an impactful fusion of genres and styles which don't detract from her renowned storytelling.

"It'll be a real treat to see different worlds coming together like soul and pop music in the context of an orchestra, and seeing how the band and orchestra meld together rather than the orchestra just plugging into my music," she said.

"I think Jack (Jack Britten, Producer) and Andrew (Andrew Bruce, Music Director) worked really hard with Alex (Turley) to make sure it's not just a cut and paste situation and pushing it to it's best form possible."

Ngaiire is hopeful that in future collaborations, she can continue to expand the set list to incorporate new music into the performance.

"The set list came down to how the show was arced and what was working," she said.

"There was more songs I wish I could have included but hopefully we can do it for the next iteration."

Ngaiire continues to be a role-model for PNG artists in contemporary Australia, paving the way for new talent to rise through the ranks.

She aspires to one day bring her talents and success back home to create growth and opportunities for budding young artists in Papua New Guinea.

"I feel like there's definitely space for more voices from that part of the pacific," she said.

"One of my dreams is to be able to bring what I've been able to create here back home and start to create opportunities for young artists there.

"Because there's such a pool of raw talent that's still untapped and stories to be shared." Which I think will add a new narrative to Australia and PNG's relationship beyond colonisation." .

Tickets are available online.