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Venue: Sydney Opera House

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AddressBennelong Point
Sydney
New South Wales
NSW 2000
Australia
ContainsConcert Hall
Forecourt
Joan Sutherland Theatre
Studio
Utzon Room
Google maps33° 51' 24.394" S 151° 12' 55.061" E
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SydneyRomeo and Juliet

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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
John Cranko; The Australian Ballet; Jürgen Rose; Jon Buswell; Opera Australia Orchestra

SydneySymphonic Cinema: The Planets

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Ives, Westlake, Holst
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Benjamin Northey; Rebecca Lagos; Lucas van Woerkum; Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

SydneyCocktail Hour with Euan Harvey

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Wagner, Strauss R., Britten
Euan Harvey; Sydney Symphony Orchestra Musicians

SydneyAlexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

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Britten, Rachmaninov, Demessieux, Debussy
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Nicholas Carter; Alexander Gavrylyuk

SydneyThe Sydney Symphony Fellows in Concert

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Stravinsky, Hindemith, Françaix, Harrison
Sydney Symphony Fellows

SydneySchubert’s Fantasy & Octet

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Schubert
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti; Helena Rathbone; Stefanie Farrands; Johannes Rostamo

SydneyBangarra Dance Theatre – Sheltering

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Page, Boney
Frances Rings; Daniel Mateo; Glory Tuohy-Daniell; Bangarra Dance Theatre; Jacob Nash; Jennifer Irwin; Karen Norris

SydneyStravinsky’s The Firebird

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Lyadov, Stravinsky
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Andrey Boreyko
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The Australian Ballet does Romeo and Juliet: precision over passion

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This revival of Romeo and Juliet combines vivid staging and technical leads, but the lover's careful partnership lacks the volatility that makes young love convincing and tragedy believable. 
***11
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The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre in Flora

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Flora unites the Australian Ballet with Bangarra Dance Theatre in a glorious collaboration that traces loss, renewal, resilience, cultural continuity and enduring vitality of the body. 
****1
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Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically

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Eugene Onegin returns to the Sydney Opera house in Kasper Holten’s slightly awkward production but the singing and orchestral playing are exemplary. 
****1
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Mahler survives unusual pairing as Sydney Symphony opens new season

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Putting Gershwin up against Mahler is a challenge, but Simone Young and Jean-Yves Thibaudet bring it off in the Sydney Symphony's 2026 season opener. 
****1
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Humperdinck hobbled in Opera Australia revival

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Elijah Moshinsky’s 33-year-old production of Hansel and Gretel hasn’t aged well. 
***11
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A psychological Turandot in Ann Yee's Opera Australia staging

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Opera Australia's new Turandot succeeds with musical, dramatic and visual values with a mix of local and imported talent. 
****1
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Cello whisperer Kian Soltani debuts in Sydney

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Terrific orchestral colours abound in this Sydney Symphony concert under Simone Young, adding to a thoughtful and emotive rendering of one of the best-known cello concertos.
****1
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Daniel Müller-Schott plays Tchaikovsky with the Sydney Symphony

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A delightful programme welcomes conductor Lionel Bringuier and returning cellist Daniel Müller-Schott to Sydney.
****1
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