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In the Heights
Discover Washington Heights at the Sydney Opera House when Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ground-breaking debut musical In the Heights arrives for a strictly limited six-week season from 20 July to 25 August.
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Sydney Opera House announces food and cinema experiences during Vivid Sydney
A pop-up bar by The Midnight Special, a culinary experience by Danielle Alvarez, Vivid Sydney-inspired menus across the Opera House’s dining precinct and a new music-centric cinema program will elevate Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House, part of Vivid Sydney, the Southern Hemisphere’s leading multi-artform festival.
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Sydney Opera House’s Winter Kids & Families Program Announced
The Sydney Opera House today announced its huge winter kids and families program of theatre, dance, digital and creative play experiences.
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Joep Beving
Illustrious Dutch pianist Joep Beving will return to the Opera House in July, performing his deeply introspective, neoclassical sound across two immersive shows on Monday 22 July.
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Registrations open for Australia’s only national dance competition DanceRites
Registrations are now open for the eighth annual DanceRites competition, a celebration of First Nations dance, music and culture, taking place on the Opera House Forecourt and live streamed online on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October.
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Cinema returns to the Opera House
Cinema returns to the Opera House this May with an exciting selection of acclaimed international and local films showing in the Playhouse.
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Class Act and SILENCE make their Sydney premieres in new UnWrapped Season
This May, the Sydney Opera House’s UnWrapped series presents two new Australian works by critically acclaimed independent artists Mish Grigor and Thomas E.S. Kelly and collaborators.
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Line-up revealed for Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House 2024
An unmissable line-up of over 50 cutting-edge and iconic international and Australian artists was today announced for Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House, part of the Vivid Music program of Vivid Sydney, Australia’s largest festival of light, music, ideas and food and major showcase of our creative industries, taking place from Friday 24 May to Saturday 15 June.
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Australian master of satire, Jonathan Biggins, returns to the Sydney Opera House
Award-winning actor and writer Jonathan Biggins dons the suit once more to reprise his role as Paul Keating in The Gospel According to Paul.
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Sydney Opera House Presents Generations and Dynasties
The Sydney Opera House today announced the inaugural series of Generations and Dynasties, an intimate showcase of the diversity of musical talent within three esteemed First Nations families. Across three special evenings of conversation, storytelling, and song, the Jarrett father and sons (24 April), Briscoe mothers and daughters (1 May) and Cassar-Daley father/daughter duo (9 May) will celebrate the important role of family and community in First Nations artistry.
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Passenger
Globally renowned indie-folk troubadour Mike Rosenberg – a.k.a Passenger – returns to the Opera House this October for his Concert Hall debut. Last performing in the Studio in 2010, the Brighton-born singer-songwriter will play beloved hits like ‘Let Her Go’ and ‘Holes’.
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Exclusive Australian premiere for Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo & Juliet Suite
Navigating seamlessly between the conventions of cinema, dance and theatre, Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo & Juliet suite will make its Australian premiere in an exclusive season at the Sydney Opera House from 5 – 9 June, 2024.
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Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo & Juliet Suite
Navigating seamlessly between the conventions of cinema, dance and theatre, Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo & Juliet(link is external, opens in new tab or window) suite will make its Australian premiere in an exclusive season at the Sydney Opera House from 5 – 9 June, 2024.
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New to Stream
The Sydney Opera House has unveiled its newest collection of performance films recorded live during its 50th anniversary year. Live at Sydney Opera House captures exhilarating moments from the Concert Hall to the Forecourt, including Australian trio Camp Cope’s final ever show, a serenading Arlo Parks, the world premiere of queer rock opera Bark of Millions, a celebration of First Nations culture and music in DanceRites and more – all available to watch now for free via Stream.
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Nobel Prize Laureate Dr Jennifer Doudna to appear at the Sydney Opera House
Nobel Laureate, biochemist and co-inventor of CRISPR gene-editing technology Dr Jennifer Doudna will appear live on the Opera House’s Concert Hall stage in May for a discussion on her pioneering work.
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The Centre for Creativity’s 2024 Autumn Program Announced
The Sydney Opera House today announced a huge autumn line-up of 18 performances and participatory events that will take place in the Centre for Creativity from March – June. The program features a mix of free and paid activities for all ages, with brand new experiences and the return of regular favourites, including song writing, shadow puppetry, cultural dance workshops and a new multi-sensory theatre show for babies.
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All About Women 2024 line-up announced
The Sydney Opera House today announced an extraordinary line-up of 24 events featuring more than 40 international and Australian artists, thinkers and storytellers for the 12th annual All About Women festival. Taking place on Sunday 10 March 2024, the centrepiece talks event returns in-person and online to explore big ideas important to women, gender diverse people and their allies through conversations, panels and workshops.
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Opera House brings back its fish and chip shop this summer
The Opera House’s popular fish and chip eatery, The Harbour, returns to the Opera House’s Northern Broadwalk for a special summer series, bringing a modern twist to seafood classics like golden crunchy chips, potato scallops and seafood baskets.
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Icons of British post-punk, THE THE return to the Opera House
British post-punk icons THE THE will make a searing return to the Sydney Opera House in November 2024 for a two-night takeover of the acoustically transformed Concert Hall.
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Sydney Opera House spectacular Circus 1903 announces cast
An international cast of performers will roll into town to kick-off rehearsals for the Opera House’s summer spectacle, Circus 1903.
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First details for All About Women 2024 announced
The Sydney Opera House today announced the first details for its 12th annual All About Women festival, taking place on Sunday 10 March 2024.
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Zamrock pioneers make their Australian debut after an influential five-decade career
Zambian psychedelic rock legends WITCH will make their blistering Sydney Opera House debut in March 2024.
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Rehearsals commence for GATSBY at The Green Light
The cast and creative team of GATSBY at The Green Light has gathered from around the globe, beginning rehearsals ahead of the production’s world premiere at the Sydney Opera House.
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DanceRites 2023 winners announced
Mui Mui Bumer Gedlam has claimed the top prize at DanceRites 2023 – Australia’s only national dance competition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups – following two days of intense competition at the Sydney Opera House over the weekend.
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