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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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SydneyMasterclass with Håkan Hardenberger

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Håkan Hardenberger, Trumpet

SydneyThe Drover’s Wife

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Palmer: The Drover’s Wife
Tahu Matheson; Leah Purcell; Opera Australia; Isabel Hudson; Tess Schofield; Karen Norris; Opera Australia Orchestra

SydneyOrchestral Dances with Håkan Hardenberger

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Berlioz, Gruber, Strauss R., Ravel
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Fabien Gabel; Håkan Hardenberger

SydneyRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; Opera Australia Orchestra

SydneyThe Merry Widow

Julie Lea Goodwin (Hanna Glawari) and Opera Australia Chorus © Carlita Sari
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Vanessa Scammell; Graeme Murphy; Opera Australia; Michael Scott-Mitchell; Jennifer Irwin; Damien Cooper; Opera Australia Orchestra

SydneyLa Stupenda

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Opera Australia Orchestra; Speranza Scappucci; Stuart Maunder; Alex Lynn; Jessica Pratt; Caitlin Hulcup

SydneyTchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto

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Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Nicolas Ellis; Yeol Eum Son

SydneyTchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto

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Williams, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Nicolas Ellis; Yeol Eum Son
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Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow

Julie Lea Goodwin (Hanna Glawari) and Opera Australia Chorus © Carlita Sari
Opera's greatest romcom glitters on its third outing at the Sydney Opera House. 
****1
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Andrey Boreyko and Maximilian Hornung make Sydney Symphony debuts

Andrey Boreyko conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra © Ken Leanfore
An unusual combination of 20th-century Russian masterworks herald debut appearances by both conductor and soloist in Sydney.
****1
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Sheltering: bringing Bangarra home at the Sydney Opera House

Bangarra Dance Theatre in Glory Tuohy-Daniell’s Keeping Grounded © Daniel Boud
Bangarra's latest triple bill creates a powerful evening of resilience, belonging and community. 
****1
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The Australian Ballet does Romeo and Juliet: precision over passion

Grace Carroll as Juliet and Joseph Caley as Romeo in John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet © Daniel Boud
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

The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre in Frances Rings’ Flora © Daniel Boud
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

Andrei Bondarenko (Onegin) and Lauren Fagan (Tatyana) © Keith Saunders
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

Alexandra Ionis, Simon O’Neill and Simone Young © Jay Patel
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

Stacey Alleaume (Gretel) and Margaret Plummer (Hansel) © Carlita Sari
Elijah Moshinsky’s 33-year-old production of Hansel and Gretel hasn’t aged well. 
***11
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