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Sydney Opera House achieves world-leading sustainable performance rating

The Sydney Opera House has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star Performance rating by the Green Building Council Australia(link is external, opens in new tab or window) (GBCA), representing world leadership in environmental and social sustainability.

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The Demon Barber comes to Sydney Opera House

With generous servings of greed, lust, and vengeance, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is coming to the Sydney Opera House this winter from 22 July to 27 August.

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Artworks revealed for Vivid Sydney Lighting of the Sails

Acclaimed Australian artist John Olsen’s vibrant paintings of life and energy within the natural world will illuminate the Sydney Opera House’s sails in the annual Lighting of the Sails for Vivid Sydney from 26 May - 17 June 2023.

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Arlo Parks - UK soul-pop poet makes her Sydney Opera House debut

Grammy-nominated UK indie soul star Arlo Parks will bring her brand of dazzling intimacy to the Concert Hall on Thursday 20 July for her Sydney Opera House debut.

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Arlo Parks wearing a striped knitted sweater, sitting on the ground against a dark purple wall.

Sketching, weaving, painting and singing workshops in the Opera House’s Centre for Creativity this winter

The Sydney Opera House has announced a huge winter program for its Centre for Creativity, featuring 16 participatory workshops, talks and classes running from July to September.

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Picture This! Slide Night premieres at the Opera House this June

A brand-new comedic offering is coming to the Sydney Opera House this winter, with Slide Night! set to premiere in the Playhouse from 15 – 25 June.

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Collage of Rove McManus in black and white in a thoughtful pose, with six slide photographs scattered around him.

An Evening with Alison Roman

The Sydney Opera House today announced that New York-based cook, writer, and author Alison Roman will appear live in the Concert Hall to close out her first Australian tour.

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Vivid LIVE 2023 full line-up revealed

The Sydney Opera House today revealed the full line-up for its centrepiece contemporary music event, Vivid LIVE 2023, taking place from Friday 26 May – Saturday 17 June as part of Vivid Sydney, Australia’s largest festival of light, music, ideas, and – this year – food.

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ARETHA, A Love Letter to the Queen of Soul, coming to the Sydney Opera House

ARETHA, a powerful memoir that celebrates the life and music of one of the greatest voices in history, will have its world premiere in the Sydney Opera House’s Concert Hall on 17 and 18 June.

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Sydney Opera House unveils latest UnWrapped line-up championing women’s voices creating genre-crossing work

The Sydney Opera House today unveiled its latest UnWrapped line-up, championing women artists creating bold contemporary work.

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Damien Rice

Legendary Irish troubadour Damien Rice will return to Australia to make his highly-anticipated Sydney Opera House debut in the Concert Hall on Thursday 11 May, for a night of classic songs, wry banter and emotional power.

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Succession star Brian Cox leads the Opera House’s original new interview series, On the Level

Emmy Award-winning actor Brian Cox features in On the Level, a new interview series catching up with artists to discuss their careers, inspirations, and preparations during their Sydney Opera House visit.

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Opera House launches new kids program of theatre, music & workshops

The Sydney Opera House has unveiled its 2023 Kids and Families program featuring an array of local and international performances, workshops and experiences to inspire the next generation of creative thinkers

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Sydney Opera House and Archie Rose announce new partnership

The Sydney Opera House and Sydney distillery, Archie Rose Distilling Co. today announced a new three-year partnership that will bring together Australia’s premier cultural institution with the country’s most highly-awarded distillery.

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Inspiring new workshops announced for the Centre for Creativity

The Sydney Opera House today announced an inspiring new line-up of public programs, workshops and experiences for all ages in its Centre for Creativity from February to May.

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All About Women 2023

The Sydney Opera House today announced an extraordinary line-up of 25 events featuring more than 60 international and Australian artists, thinkers, and storytellers for the 11th All About Women festival, its centrepiece talks festival about gender, justice, and equality.

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A colourful animation of hands holding the earth, megaphone, mouth, TV, phone and gavel.

Opera House plates up new fish and chip pop-up as part of 50th anniversary celebrations

The Opera House has fish and chips on the menu this summer with the opening of The Harbour, a pop-up eatery on the Opera House’s northern broadwalk serving sustainably-sourced fresh seafood, crisp-fried fish, golden crunchy chips, takeaway classics like potato scallops, and one of the best views in Sydney.

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Sydney Opera House Presents Utzon Music 2023

The Sydney Opera House’s much-loved chamber music program Utzon Music returns for its 16th year in 2023, showcasing a curated collection of the world’s boldest and most innovative ensembles and soloists from Western and Eastern classical traditions.

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Three string instruments and two flutes showcased in Utzon's room.

Kurt Vile || Long awaited return of Philadelphia’s laid-back psych-pop master

Beloved Philadelphia psych rocker Kurt Vile will make his highly anticipated return to the Sydney Opera House after seven years with his band The Violators, playing fan favourites and music from his recent album, (watch my moves), for one special night in the Concert Hall on Friday 31 March.

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First details for All About Women 2023 announced by Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House today announced the first details for its 11th annual All About Women festival, taking place over three days for the first time – on Saturday 11 March, Sunday 12 March and Monday 13 March 2023. Marking the week of International Women’s Day, the Opera House’s centrepiece talks festival will include panels, conversations, workshops and performances presented on site and online in a vibrant forum for inclusive ideas on gender, justice and equality.

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A collage of Bikini Kill rock band performing on stage with a big animated mouth in the background.

Mdou Moctar

Niger's shred prince Mdou Moctar will make his scorching Sydney Opera House debut on 14 and 15 March, 2023, bringing his full band for two nights of fiery psychedelic rock, Tuareg blues and innovative guitar wizardry in the intimate Utzon Room. Tickets are on sale from 9am today.

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The Mirror

The Mirror, a new high-energy acrobatic work by Australian circus and physical theatre company Gravity & Other Myths (GOM), will have its Australian premiere in the Sydney Opera House’s Studio from 9 February - 5 March 2023.

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Future Islands || Euphoric synth-pop heroes take over the Concert Hall in February

Baltimore post-wave four-piece Future Islands will make their blistering Sydney Opera House debut in the Concert Hall on Sunday 19 February, with one unforgettable night of soaring songs, apocalyptic emotions and rapturous dancing.

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Four men from a pop band Future Islands standing together.

Universally acclaimed ONE WOMAN SHOW coming to the Sydney Opera House

One Woman Show, a new subversive work of comedic theatre from Australian writer Liz Kingsman and directed by Adam Brace, will premiere at the Sydney Opera House in an Australian exclusive from 1 - 19 February, 2023.

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