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| Address | Bennelong Point Sydney New South Wales NSW 2000 Australia |
| Contains | Concert Hall Forecourt Joan Sutherland Theatre Studio Utzon Room |
| Google maps | 33° 51' 24.394" S 151° 12' 55.061" E |
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SydneyThe Merry Widow
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Vanessa Scammell; Graeme Murphy; Opera Australia; Michael Scott-Mitchell; Jennifer Irwin; Damien Cooper; Opera Australia Orchestra
SydneyRigoletto
Verdi: Rigoletto
Sesto Quatrini; Elijah Moshinsky; Opera Australia; Michael Yeargan; Robert Bryan; Opera Australia Orchestra
SydneyBeethoven’s Emperor Concerto
Beethoven
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Simone Young; Javier Perianes
SydneyThe Drover’s Wife
Palmer: The Drover’s Wife
Tahu Matheson; Leah Purcell; Opera Australia; Isabel Hudson; Tess Schofield; Karen Norris; Opera Australia Orchestra
SydneyFrom Winter’s Stillness
Riley, Sigur Rós, Kõrvits, Schnittke, Traditional, Henriksen, Guðnadóttir
Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti; Satu Vänskä; Trio Mediaeval
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Wit, waltzes and a happy ending in Opera Australia’s The Merry Widow
Opera's greatest romcom glitters on its third outing at the Sydney Opera House.
Andrey Boreyko and Maximilian Hornung make Sydney Symphony debuts
An unusual combination of 20th-century Russian masterworks herald debut appearances by both conductor and soloist in Sydney.
Sheltering: bringing Bangarra home at the Sydney Opera House
Bangarra's latest triple bill creates a powerful evening of resilience, belonging and community.
The Australian Ballet does Romeo and Juliet: precision over passion
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.
The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre in Flora
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.
Opera Australia’s Eugene Onegin shines musically
Eugene Onegin returns to the Sydney Opera house in Kasper Holten’s slightly awkward production but the singing and orchestral playing are exemplary.
Mahler survives unusual pairing as Sydney Symphony opens new season
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.
Humperdinck hobbled in Opera Australia revival
Elijah Moshinsky’s 33-year-old production of Hansel and Gretel hasn’t aged well.