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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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SydneyThe Sleeping Beauty

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Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Dec 10 mat, eve, 11, 12, 13 mat, eve, 15, 16, 17 mat
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
Marius Petipa; David McAllister; The Australian Ballet; Gabriela Týlešová; Jon Buswell; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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SydneyMadama Butterfly

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Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, 2026 Jan 03, 06, 08, 10, 13, 16, 22, 24, 29, 31 mat, Feb 04, 07 mat, 11, 14, 20, 25, Mar 01 mat, 03, 07 mat, 11, 14, 18, 20, 25
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Andrea Battistoni; Moffatt Oxenbould; Opera Australia; Paul Fitzsimon; Erina Yashima; Russell Cohen
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SydneyTurandotNew production

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Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, 2026 Jan 15, 17, 23, 25 mat, 28, 31, Feb 02, 05, 07, 10, 13, 18, 21 mat, 24, 27, Mar 04, 07, 10, 13, 16, 21 mat, 23, 27
Puccini: Turandot
Henrik Nánási; Ann Yee; Opera Australia; Nicholas Milton; Andrea Battistoni; Elizabeth Gadsby; David Fleischer
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SydneyHansel and Gretel

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Sydney Opera House: Joan Sutherland Theatre, 2026 Jan 27, 30, Feb 03, 06, 12, 15 mat, 17, 19, 22 mat, 25 mat, 26, 28
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Tahu Matheson; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Mark Thompson; Nigel Levings; Opera Australia Orchestra
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SydneyCocktail Hour with Rosemary Curtin

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Sydney Opera House: Utzon Room, Fri 30 Jan at 18:00
Mozart
Unknown; Sydney Symphony Orchestra Musicians
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SydneyRachmaninov's Rhapsody

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Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sun 15 Feb at 14:00
Adams, Stravinsky, Šerkšnytė, Rachmaninov
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti; Dejan Lazić
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SydneyJean-Yves Thibaudet in Recital

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Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Mon 23 Feb at 19:00
Debussy
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
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SydneySimone Young conducts Mahler’s Song of the Earth

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Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, 2026 Feb 25, 26 mat, 27, 28
Manning, Chen, Mahler
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Simone Young; Jean-Yves Thibaudet; Alexandra Ionis; Simon O'Neill
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Cello whisperer Kian Soltani debuts in Sydney

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Zoltán Szabó, 01 Nov
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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Zoltán Szabó, 22 Oct
A delightful programme welcomes conductor Lionel Bringuier and returning cellist Daniel Müller-Schott to Sydney.
****1
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Sublime Burleske in the Sydney Symphony's Strauss concert

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Zoltán Szabó, 03 Sep
Three very different works from the long life of Richard Strauss are performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Simone Young.
****1
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18th-century fireworks from Stephen Layton and the Sydney Symphony

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Sandra Bowdler, 23 Aug
Stephen Layton conducts Haydn and Handel, and is joined by soprano Sara Macliver for Bach and Mozart for a joyful evening. 
****1
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Siobhan Stagg leads a strong Marriage of Figaro revival in Sydney

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Sandra Bowdler, 31 Jul
Siobhan Stagg is an outstanding Susanna in a strongly cast and well produced Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House
****1
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Watery magic as Nicole Car makes a triumphant return to Sydney

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Jeremy Eccles, 19 Jul
Nicole Car makes her role debut as Dvořák's Rusalka in a production by Sarah Giles that proves a winner. 
****1
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Danielle de Niese makes Carmen debut in a colourful new Sydney staging

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Sandra Bowdler, 10 Jul
Danielle de Niese's assumes the title role at the Sydney Opera House, leading an impressive cast with an interesting approach to characterisation with a somewhat over the top blingy setting. 
****1
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Nobody puts Bangarra in the corner: Illume delivers a powerful message

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Katie Lawrence, 04 Jun
Bangarra Dance Theatre's 2025 commissioned work reclaims space and offers ambitious visuals, but sacrifices intimacy. 
***11
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