La Bohème
23 August – 20 September 2025
In the Joan Sutherland Theatre
Opera
Step into glittering 1930s Berlin in this spectacular staging of an opera’s most moving classic.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Saturday 23 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Monday 25 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Thursday 28 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 30 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 2 September 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Thursday 4 September 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 6 September 2025 | 12:30pm |
| Monday 8 September 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday 10 September 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Friday 12 September 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 16 September 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Thursday 18 September 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 20 September 2025 | 12:30pm |
Sunday to Thursday Performances
| Standard Adults aged 18+ | Price |
| Premium | $355 |
| A Reserve | $299 |
| B Reserve | $253 |
| C Reserve | $195 |
| D Reserve | $118 |
| E Reserve | $79 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Concession Full-time Aust Student / Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) | Price |
| Premium | $319 |
| A Reserve | $269 |
| B Reserve | $227 |
| C Reserve | $175 |
| D Reserve | $106 |
| E Reserve | $71 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Children Aged 17 and under | Price |
| Premium | $319 |
| A Reserve | $149 |
| B Reserve | $126 |
| C Reserve | $97 |
| D Reserve | $59 |
| E Reserve | $49 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Groups 8+ To make a group purchase please call +61 2 9250 7700 | Price |
| Premium | $301 |
| A Reserve | $254 |
| B Reserve | $215 |
| C Reserve | $165 |
| D Reserve | $100 |
| E Reserve | $67 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
Saturday Matinee & Friday Performances
| Standard Adults aged 18+ | Price |
| Premium | $389 |
| A Reserve | $335 |
| B Reserve | $285 |
| C Reserve | $215 |
| D Reserve | $140 |
| E Reserve | $79 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Concession Full-time Aust Student / Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) | Price |
| Premium | $350 |
| A Reserve | $301 |
| B Reserve | $256 |
| C Reserve | $193 |
| D Reserve | $126 |
| E Reserve | $71 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Children Aged 17 and under | Price |
| Premium | $350 |
| A Reserve | $167 |
| B Reserve | $142 |
| C Reserve | $107 |
| D Reserve | $70 |
| E Reserve | $49 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Groups 8+ To make a group purchase please call +61 2 9250 7700 | Price |
| Premium | $330 |
| A Reserve | $284 |
| B Reserve | $242 |
| C Reserve | $182 |
| D Reserve | $119 |
| E Reserve | $67 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
Saturday Evening Performances
| Standard | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $389 |
| A Reserve | $335 |
| B Reserve | $285 |
| C Reserve | $215 |
| D Reserve | $140 |
| E Reserve | $79 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
Young people under the age of 15 must be accompanied at all times.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House and Opera Australia. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
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Wheelchair accessible:
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations in our theatres. To book accessible seating contact Box Office:
Telephone
+61 2 9250 7777
(Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)
Email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
Find out more about accessibility at Sydney Opera House.
Language
Performed in Italian with English surtitles.
Content Warning
This production contains partial nudity.
Run time
This performance will run for 2 hours and 15 minutes, with an interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Useful information:
Experience the romance of the original bohemian love story
The way first love grabs hold and floods you with something you’ve never felt before. The fire that burns you the first time jealousy flares. The growing up you do in the instant you realise love can’t last forever.
Some emotions are too big for words alone, and for that, we have music. La Bohème is the original bohemian love story – the opera that inspired RENT and Moulin Rouge.
Puccini’s score exposes your soul to the feelings that only music can express. It soars with the ecstasy of love, crackles with the pain of jealousy and cries with the agony of loss.
Gale Edwards’ glittering production, set in the fairy light-filled cabarets of 1930s Berlin, is a long-time favourite of audiences.
Presented by Opera Australia
Artist information
Conductor Erina Yashima
Director Gale Edwards
Set Designer Brian Thomson
Costume Designer Julie Lynch
Lighting Designer John Rayment
Mimi Olivia Cranwell
Rodolfo Kang Wang (Aug 23-Sep 16), Iain Henderson (Sep 18 & 20)
Musetta Rachelle Durkin
Opera Australia Orchestra
Opera Australia Chorus
Season 2025
Opera Australia
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.
Plan your visit
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. RESALE RESTRICTION APPLIES. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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