Opera Australia
Season 2025
Some of Australia’s brightest stars are taking the stage in Opera Australia’s 2025 season.
Dreams, desire and destiny collide in this season of fantasy and fairy tales, heart and humour, music and magic. Plan your year of nights out under the spectacular sails of the Sydney Opera House.
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve Opera Gala 2024
31 Dec 2024
Dress up to the nines, kick up your heels and leave the crowds behind as you stroll towards the iconic sails and make it your most glamorous New Year ever.
Cinderella on New Year’s Eve
31 Dec 2024
A prince, a ball, a woman in flight. Will they find true love before midnight?
Summer
Great Opera Hits 2025
29 Dec 2024 – 29 Mar 2025
Stroll down to the iconic Sydney Opera House and join the stars of Opera Australia for a 90-minute summer afternoon concert of the greatest hits of opera.
Cinderella
2 Jan – 28 Mar 2025
Feel all the magic of the fairy tale with enchanting music, playful choreography and extravagant costumes in this whimsical production of the classic opera.
The Barber of Seville
18 Jan – 28 Feb 2025
A rollicking, laugh-out-loud comedy about everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood barber: Fi-ga-ro! Figaro! Figaro!
La Traviata
23 Jan – 27 Mar 2025
Glamour, riches and a tragic secret: this is the story of a courtesan falling in love. Classic opera with stunning costumes and outstanding music.
Opera Up Late
30 Jan 2025
Opera’s greatest late-night party returns for its third year, hosted by Reuben Kaye.
Candide
20 Feb – 14 Mar 2025
A hilarious satire set to dazzling music by West Side Story composer Leonard Bernstein.
Dido & Aeneas
13 – 29 Mar 2025
Exhilarating acrobatics meet stunning voices in this thrilling new production of a timeless love story, featuring Circa acrobats, slick costumes and poignant music.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Guys & Dolls
21 Mar – 20 Apr 2025
Guys & Dolls explodes onto Sydney Harbour! Expect big laughs and even bigger song and dance numbers in the Broadway classic rom-com musical.
Winter
Carmen
10 Jul – 19 Sep 2025
When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. This adrenaline-pumping ride through love and jealousy has famous music, including the Toreador song, and a thrilling plot.
Rusalka
19 Jul – 11 Aug 2025
A water nymph longs to live and love as a human and will sacrifice everything to get there. Superstar Australian soprano Nicole Car plays Rusalka.
The Marriage of Figaro
31 Jul – 27 Aug 2025
A classic comedy brimming with sex, lies and endless surprises. Mozart’s famous melodies will have you humming along.
La Bohème
23 Aug – 20 Sep 2025
Step into glittering 1930s Berlin in this spectacular staging of an opera’s most moving classic.
Rent
27 Sep – 1 Nov 2025
Step into the vibrant streets of New York City's East Village, where dreams are born, friendships are tested, and the power of love prevails against all odds.
