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SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Bennelong Point
Sydney, New South Wales 2000

The Lost Things
6/11 - 6/29/2025


Scott Silven's latest work, The Lost Things, premieres at the Sydney Opera House in June 2025. This new show blends mentalism with storytelling, exploring themes ...

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
8/8 - 8/30/2025


4 ACTORS, 130 CHARACTERS AND 100 MINUTES OF HILARITY Mix Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller with a dash of Monty Python-style chaos, and you get ...

RENT
RENT
9/27 - 11/1/2025


The musical that rocked Broadway is back! Experience Jonathan Larson’s electrifying, multi-Tony® Award winning musical, in this electrifying, critically-acclaimed new production. Step into the vibrant ...



Nicole Car Will Lead the Sydney Premiere of RUSALKA


by Stephi Wild - June 05, 2025

Australian born, internationally acclaimed soprano Nicole Car is making her long awaited return to the Joan Sutherland Theatre next month to debut the titular role of Rusalka in Czech composer Antonin Dvořák’s romantic, melodic opera....

BURN THE FLOOR Extended at Sydney Opera House in August


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2025

A hit on Broadway and loved on the West End, the incredible cast of Burn the Floor fearlessly challenge the boundaries of the Ballroom artform once again at Sydney Opera House. Learn more!...

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Comes to Sydney Opera House


by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2025

Audiences old and new will be rolling in the aisles when the Tony and Olivier award-winning fan favourite The Play That Goes Wrong arrives at the Opera House and tours Australia from winter 2025....

RENT at Sydney Opera House Will Host Singalong Performance


by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2025

The musical that rocked Broadway is back, and this time the fans get to sing along! Experience Jonathan Larson's multi-Tony Award winning musical RENT in this critically acclaimed production....

DISNEY IN CONCERT Comes to the Sydney Opera House


by Stephi Wild - February 18, 2025

The countdown is on until Disney in Concert makes its return to the Sydney Opera House, playing this March.  The concerts follow the 2023 sold-out run of Disney 100: The Concert at the Sydney Opera House....

China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus Makes Australian Debut This March


by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2025

The China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus, one of China's most celebrated choral ensembles, will make its Australian debut in March 2025 with its extraordinary production of the Yellow River Cantata....

Chinese Pianist Sa Chen Will Make Australian Debut


by Stephi Wild - January 21, 2025

One of China's most exciting pianists Sa Chen will make her Australian live debut in Sydney Opera House's Concert Hall in February for a much-anticipated piano recital....

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards


by BWW Awards - January 09, 2025

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Australia - Sydney Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024....

Emma Matthews Joins OPERA UP LATE at Sydney Opera House


by Stephi Wild - December 30, 2024

Opera Up Late will return for its third year at the Sydney Opera House, with a new line-up of talented performers joining host Reuben Kaye, including soprano Emma Matthews. ...

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Returns to Sydney Opera House in January


by Stephi Wild - December 19, 2024

Elijah Moshinsky’s production of The Barber of Seville will return to the Sydney Opera House for its 30th anniversary season this January. Learn more about the show here!...

Past Shows

Henry 5
Henry 5
3/1 - 4/5/2025


Bell Shakespeare presents one of the most famous war plays of all time, Henry 5

Opera Up Late
Opera Up Late
1/30 - 3/30/2025


International comedy and cabaret star Reuben Kaye is back for a bigger, better and naughtier Opera Up Late, with a brand-new line up of re-imagined ...

China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus Australian Tour


The China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus Sydney 2025 The China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus embarks on their highly anticipated Australian Tour in 2025. Join over ...

Horizon
Horizon
6/11 - 7/13/2024


There is a place between the sea and the sky – a sacred realm, where the sun rises and falls, and the light is new. ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream


Shakespeare’s classic comedy,  A Midsummer Night’s Dream , is reawakened in this breathless production brimming with magic, mirth and mayhem. Love is in the air ...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
10/24 - 11/19/2023


HIDDEN IDENTITIES AND UNREQUITED LOVE Viola is shipwrecked and believes her twin Sebastian lost to the ocean. Washed up in a strange new land, determined ...

Sydney International Piano Competition – Finals


The Sydney International Piano Competition   is thrilled to announce the return of the world-renowned competition from 5th to 22nd July, with 32 of the ...

Sydney Comedy Festival Gala – Sydney Opera House


Catch the hottest acts of the Sydney Comedy Festival all in one incredible show! Sydney’s biggest month of comedy kicks off in grand style with ...

Simone Young conducts Beethoven’s Fidelio


The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will present Beethoven’s Fidelio as an opera-in-concert, collaborating with internationally-renowned artists from across the globe.   Sydney Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor Simone ...

James Ehnes performs Beethoven
James Ehnes performs Beethoven
11/9 - 11/12/2022


Grammy-award winning James Ehnes, one of the world’s most sought-after violinists, returns to perform his masterly interpretation of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Sydney Symphony ...

Compassion: Lior & Nigel Westlake


Australian singer-songwriter Lior and acclaimed composer Nigel Westlake team up to present “ Compassion” with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Based on Hebrew-Arabic text, “ Compassion” ...

Meremere
Meremere
8/25 - 8/27/2022


An award-winning performance documentary from renowned dancer and performer Rodney Bell Ngti Maniapoto, Meremere draws on Bells Maori culture, creating a richly layered work of ...

UnWrapped
UnWrapped
5/8 - 6/11/2022


The Sydney Opera House presents new work responding to the ever-evolving landscape as part of the latest season of UnWrapped. Out-of-the-box and stimulating, UnWrapped includes ...

La Boheme
La Boheme
4/1 - 4/2/2022


"On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends lives change forever.Experience the romance of the original bohemian ...

La Juive
La Juive
9/3 - 3/26/2022


From her to oblivionCan love ever drive out hatred?A young couple begin a dangerous, passionate affair. In their world, a Jew cannot love a Christian. ...

Maria Stuarda
Maria Stuarda
3/23 - 3/25/2022


A throne is not made for two Which Queen will rule her country and his heart?Every aria demands greatness. Some interpretations transcend talent to reach ...

Otello
Otello
2/19 - 3/19/2022


Good or evil. Life or death.A flawed hero. An innocent woman. A masterful villain.Verdi takes the best bits of one of Shakespeares most famous works ...

Turandot
Turandot
1/12 - 3/14/2022


As the moon rises, a death cry wails through imperial Peking. Torture and death mean nothing. Freedom means everything. Can the princess win her hearts ...

The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
1/27 - 2/18/2022


A chaotic whirlwind of mistaken identities makes the wedding day of Figaro and Susanna a lesson in hilarity.With a witty, fast-moving libretto and hum-along melodies, ...

New Year's Eve at the Sydney Opera House


On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends lives change forever.Dress up to the nines, kick up ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
10/12 - 11/7/2021


Shakespeares classic comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream, is reawakened in this breathless production brimming with magic, mirth and mayhem. Love is in the air in ...

Hamlet
Hamlet
8/7 - 9/4/2021


Originally programmed for Bell Shakespeares 30th anniversary season in 2020, Peter Evans critically acclaimed production of one of Shakespeares most iconic and tragic works returns ...

One Man In His Time: John Bell and Shakespeare


If I had my life again, I would choose no other course John BellSpend an evening with John Bell, a man who believed that Australians ...

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience


This 'outrageous, ingenious' show ( scenestr) makes its triumphant return for the 9th season to the one and only Sydney Opera House in March 2020 ...

Natives Go Wild
Natives Go Wild
10/19 - 10/27/2019


World premiere of First Nations cabaret Natives Go Wild at Sydney Opera House.Step right up into a wild world of mystery. A mistold tale of ...

Natalia Osipova’s Pure Dance


In an Australian exclusive, one of ballets biggest superstars balances the old and the new, and spins an ode to an art form. Witness Osipovas ...

Natalia Osipova’s Pure Dance


In an Australian exclusive, one of ballets biggest superstars balances the old and the new, and spins an ode to an art form. Witness Osipovas ...

Junior Adventure Tour
Junior Adventure Tour
9/29 - 10/8/2018


Uncover mysterious secrets and unusual facts with this jam-packed journey through the Sydney Opera House. The Junior Adventure Tour is filled with interactive activities and ...

The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet
9/1 - 9/2/2018


Part of Antidote 2018, The Gauntlet is a tonal experiment like no other. Formations of singers will create musical phrases and tones that echo around ...

Snow White
Snow White
6/6 - 6/10/2018


Featuring costumes by legendary haute couture designer Jean Paul Gaultier, lavish sets by Thierry Leproust and music by Gustav Mahler, this wickedly dark retelling of ...

The Miss Behave Gameshow
The Miss Behave Gameshow
3/7 - 3/18/2018


Direct from Las Vegas and following sold out seasons around the globe, this smash-hit show starring London’s queen of cabaret, Amy Saunders (La Soiree, La ...

Limbo Unhinged
Limbo Unhinged
1/4 - 3/3/2018


Plunge into an exciting world of deeply seductive acts and other-worldly talent in this fast-paced, kaleidoscopic experience. The atmosphere is charged and the air itself ...

Operation Ouch!
Operation Ouch!
1/6 - 1/7/2018


The stars of the hit ABC Me series Operation Ouch! have been hard at work, creating more incredible medical stunts and even crazier experiments. Returning ...

Three Sisters
Three Sisters
11/8 - 12/18/2017


What if you could start life over again, knowing what you do now? What if it were all a rough draft waiting to be rewritten? ...

Green Day's American Idiot
Green Day's American Idiot
1/11 - 11/14/2017


Winner of two Tony Awards® and the Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, American Idiot is the explosive new musical featuring the entire Green ...

Dinner
Dinner
9/11 - 10/28/2017


Paige is a socialite extraordinaire with a nasty streak that runs a mile deep. Tonight, she is reluctantly celebrating her husband’s best-selling book. The usual ...

Choir of Hard Knocks 10th Anniversary ‘Hope and Inspiration’ Tour


Choir of Hard Knocks 10th Anniversary ‘Hope and Inspiration’ Tour Melbourne Street Choir Inc presents Choir of Hard Knocks With Founding Artistic Director Dr Jonathon ...

Cinderella
11/29 - 12/18/2013


Cinders is getting a brand-new dress! Alexei Ratmansky, formerly artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet and now resident choreographer of American Ballet Theatre, is creating ...

La Sylphide
11/7 - 11/25/2013


Act I James, a young Scottish farmer, dozes in an armchair. The Sylphide, a woodland sprite, kneels by his side. After flitting around the room, ...

South Pacific
9/12 - 9/27/2013


After 7 Tony Awards ® and sell-out seasons on Broadway and the West End, the Lincoln Centre Theater’s stunning production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South ...

Tosca
7/6 - 8/31/2013


ohn Bell directs a stark, monumental staging of Puccini’s riveting drama of love, jealousy and sacrifice set in Mussolini’s Italy in the 1940s. Two true ...


In his Requiem, Verdi brought together his theatrical instincts, his gift for vocal writing and a whole life’s experience to create a musical work that ...

Blak
6/8 - 6/22/2013


In 2013, internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre presents Blak. Choreographed by Artistic Director Stephen Page and emerging choreographer and company dancer Daniel Riley McKinley, Blak ...

Vanguard
4/30 - 5/18/2013


To celebrate the centenary of the magnificent Ballets Russes, I have embarked upon generating a diptych: two contrasting yet complementary ideas produced on two sides ...

Don Quixote
4/5 - 4/24/2013


Don Quixote is on a quest: to find the idealised beloved of his age-addled dreams. The mettlesome lovers Kitri and Basilio are also on a ...

Frankenstein
3/27 - 4/13/2013


Thrilling, moving, scary and beautiful – a man born as an adult has to survive on his wits, learning fast. This is a rollercoaster ride ...

Orpheus in The Underworld
2/28 - 3/27/2013


Sparkling melodies, cartoonish delights, pyrotechnics and fast-paced dance routines make this production of Offenbach’s operetta a treat for all ages. The worlds of musical theatre ...

Dancestry
3/22 - 3/24/2013


One of the highlights of the Message Sticks Festival is the daily Dancestry grounds, where traditional ceremony is performed each day. This year’s gathering in ...

Carmina Burana
3/21 - 3/23/2013


Carmina Burana is fated to be one of the most famous and recognised of all choral works on the strength of just one number. But ...


Tchaikovsky always wears his heart on his sleeve, whether in the exhilarating brilliance of his most popular piano concerto or in his youthful and very ...

Yes, Prime Minister
2/13 - 3/2/2013


The much loved BBC hit TV series is now a hilarious new stage play and has become London’s biggest hit comedy in decades. Enter Jim ...

Swan Lake
12/1 - 12/30/2012


Swan Lake, the world’s most beloved ballet, returns to its roots in a new traditional production by The Australian Ballet. Created especially for our 50th ...

Videos


La Bohème in Australia - Sydney La Bohème
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (8/23 - 9/20)
HENRY 6 in Australia - Sydney HENRY 6
Flow Studios (7/10 - 8/2)
Carousel In Concert in Australia - Sydney Carousel In Concert
Glen Street Theatre (7/2 - 7/3)
Dog People in Australia - Sydney Dog People
Merrigong Theatre Company's MERRIGONGX (6/19 - 6/21)
Eureka Day in Australia - Sydney Eureka Day
Seymour Centre (5/29 - 6/21)
Carousel In Concert in Australia - Sydney Carousel In Concert
The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre (7/5 - 7/6)
The Lady Vanishes in Australia - Sydney The Lady Vanishes
Genesian Theatre (6/20 - 7/26)
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