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Julie Lea Goodwin (Hanna Glawari) and Opera Australia Chorus © Carlita Sari

Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow

By Jeremy Eccles, 08 July 2026

Opera's greatest romcom glitters on its third outing at the Sydney Opera House.

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Sydney

08 Jul 2026

Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow

By Jeremy Eccles

Making an entrance: Opera Australia returns with glitzy Art Deco Merry Widow

By Chantal Nguyen, 05 January 2021

After almost a year off stage, Opera Australia returns with this visually stunning, 1920s-inspired production of the perennial operetta favourite.

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Sydney

05 Jan 2021

Making an entrance: Opera Australia returns with glitzy Merry Widow

By Chantal Nguyen

West Side Story: A Manhattan Juke-Box on Sydney Harbour

By Chantal Nguyen, 23 March 2019

For the first time, a musical comes to the outdoor stage of the annual Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour.

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Sydney

23 Mar 2019

West Side Story: A Manhattan Juke-Box on Sydney Harbour

By Chantal Nguyen