Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera

  • Opera
  • Musical Theatre
  • Opera Australia
  • Mrs Macquaries Point
  • Run time – 160 minutes, including one interval

The Music of the Night soars across Sydney Harbour. Let the spectacle astound you…

Please note this venue is not located at Sydney Opera House.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global phenomenon returns on its 40th anniversary to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in a critically acclaimed spectacular.

Forty years ago The Phantom of the Opera burst onto the West End, becoming a sensation unlike anything the world had ever seen. Celebrate Phantom’s milestone anniversary in grand style, with the hotly anticipated return of our larger-than-life staging on Sydney Harbour.

The story of a mysterious masked man living beneath the Paris Opera House, who falls madly in love with a young singer and employs every devious method to nurture her talents, has enthralled audiences for decades. It’s played to over 160 million people in 58 territories and 205 cities in 21 languages.

The iconic score is studded with hits: from the haunting beauty of ‘The Music of the Night’ and ‘All I Ask of You’ to the splendour of ‘Masquerade’, and the crashing chords of the title song.

Directed by Australia’s master of musical theatre, Simon Phillips, and with audacious costumes and sets by Gabriela Tylesova, this staging brings a whole new level of spectacle to the show’s defining moments — the mirror, the journey to the Phantom’s lair, the chandelier — on an enormous stage built over the water.

With themed pop-up bars and dining, fireworks every night, and a live orchestra hidden beneath the stage, this is an evening you’ll never forget.

Presented by Opera Australia by special arrangement with the Really Useful Group

Event details

Experience Andrew Lloyd Webber’s global phenomenon in a critically-acclaimed staging at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. This larger-than-life production kicks off the global celebrations for Phantom’s 40th anniversary!

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Address

Fleet Steps
Mrs Macquaries Point
The Rocks NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

Please note this venue is not located at Sydney Opera House. Mrs Macquaries Road, leading into the venue, is likely to experience traffic congestion. We highly recommend avoiding this road by catching public transport or parking in surrounding car parks and then catching our free shuttle bus.

Location and access

Mrs Macquaries Point

Please note this venue is not located at Sydney Opera House. 

Access to the venue via the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney is only possible prior to 6pm. After this time, the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney is closed from all entrances and not possible to walk through.

Art Gallery Road, leading into the venue, is likely to experience traffic congestion. We highly recommend arranging an alternative drop off/meeting point.

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