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Live at Sydney Opera House
The latest collection of free concert films, performances, and talks has just dropped on Stream, our platform that brings the magic of our stages to the comfort of your home.
Turn your Sunday evening into a concerto, transform your living room into a theatre, or let a captivating talk draw you deeper into some of the world's greatest minds.
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Live PerformancesContemporary Music
Caroline Polachek – Live at Sydney Opera House
Caroline Polachek, a singularity in the music world and a queen of experimental pop, delivered her first ever Australian performance, captivating the audience at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
Ella Mai – Live at Sydney Opera House
A fresh young talent with old-school soul, London-born singer-songwriter Ella Mai returned to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for one night only. The R&B superstar's Vivid LIVE debut was a hot one, and her return promised nothing less. Don’t miss the stage recording of this unforgettable performance.
Khruangbin - Live at Sydney Opera House (2022)
Available worldwide from 26 Sep 2023 until 27 Nov 2026Inspired by ’60s Thai funk, Tarantino soundtracks and surf-rock cool, the Texan three-piece Khruangbin summoned forth a hypnotic sound quite unlike anything else for their thrilling Sydney Opera House debut in 2022.
Live PerformancesOrchestral, Ballet and Opera
Sydney Symphony Orchestra - Simone Young conducts Gurrelieder
Arnold Schoenberg's Gurrelieder was transformed into a musical tapestry of monumental scale, featuring an orchestra of 140 musicians and a chorus of 285.
Green Room Music - Three Marys (2023)
Available worldwide from 24 Sep 2023 to 24 Sep 2028An international collaboration by award-winning artists composer Andrée Greenwell and librettist Christine Evans, this fully staged chamber opera melds music, myth and imagination in an intergenerational story of women who must flee for their lives. (Premiere)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra - Play with Ray (2023)
Presented by the Sydney Symphony and Ray Chen, Play with Ray will make dreams a reality for three emerging violinists. Together, they’ll perform Bach’s extraordinary and dramatic Concerto for Two Violins, with each violinist featuring in one movement alongside Ray Chen. Bach’s beautiful interweaving melodies and cascading passages will allow each violinist their moment to shine.
Live PerformancesTheatre and Dance
Bark of Millions (2023)
Enjoy a selection of songs from the part rock opera, part reimagined pride parade which presented a 4 hour, 55 original song performance live from the Concert Hall stage.
DanceRites 2024: Wildcards
Presented from the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, dance groups take to the Sand Circle to perform for a second time this weekend at Tubowgule.
Slide Night
Hosted by the award-winning Rove McManus, come on over to our House for a Slide Night - an evening of spontaneous comedy where anything can happen.
Performance Films
In Session
‘In Session’ is a series of intimate, long-form music films, staged behind closed doors. In taking a highly stylised filmic approach, ‘In Session’ goes beyond the confines of a traditional performance film, giving audiences an entirely unique and close-up perspective on their favourite artists.
SHIFT | New Classical Music
This groundbreaking series of performance films takes audiences on a journey through New Music works from five artists who live with disability, shifting the conversation to celebrate their unique contributions to Australia’s musical landscape.
The Mirror: Sweet Sacred Bliss
Circus and cabaret come together in this cinematically ravishing adaptation of The Mirror, a boundary-pushing work from multi-award-winning company Gravity & Other Myths.
Documentaries and Interviews
The Fifth Facade - The Making of the Sydney Opera House (1973)
A rare 1973 film documenting the history of Sydney Opera House. Narrated by Jorn Utzon, the Danish architect behind the building's iconic design, who offers insights into his vision and the problems he needed to solve make it a reality.
Whispers: Megan Cope
On Tubowgule, now called Bennelong Point, Quandamooka artist Megan Cope introduces Whispers, a melding of First Nations history and environmental consciousness. In this artwork, commissioned for our 50th anniversary, more than 85,000 oyster shells are positioned across the Sydney Opera House precinct. The artist evokes the ancestral midden sites that were used on this site for Aboriginal celebrations and gatherings for thousands of years.
On The Level with Brian Cox
Candid, in-depth, and always revealing, On The Level is a monthly interview series that catches up with artists during their visit to the Sydney Opera House, discussing their careers, inspirations, and preparations for their performance.
Kids & Families
Polar Bear & Penguin
The tale of an unlikely encounter between a Polar Bear and a Penguin. This is the story of polar opposite characters meeting for the first time, getting to know one another and learning how to survive in a world melting beneath their feet...paws...flippers.
Teeny Tiny Stevies In Big Spaces
Join much-loved children’s band the Teeny Tiny Stevies as they perform I Ate a Rainbow, Boy or Girl Colour and Boss of My Own Body, plus a selection of favourite songs from their brand new album.
Tempo - Flying Fruit Fly Circus
Tempo is a show from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Australia's National Youth Circus.
Talks & Ideas
All About Women 2024
Watch a selection of 8 talks from All About Women, the Sydney Opera House’s centrepiece talks festival about gender, justice, and equality, held annually in the week of International Women’s Day.
All About Women 2023 | Bikini Kill, Chloe Hayden, Grace Tame, Flex Mami & more
If you missed it back in March, here’s your chance to experience All About Women, our annual celebration of extraordinary thinkers, writers and artists that poses vital questions about gender equality and justice.
Jamie Oliver - In Conversation
Watch the renowned Jamie Oliver's Australian exclusive conversation with Melissa Leong.
Screen Commissions
Lu Yang: DOKU, The Binary World Screening + Q&A
An innovative motion-capture performance, created by renowned Shanghai-based artist Lu Yang. Dancers in Sydney and Hong Kong, meet in the same virtual environment creating a high-energy audiovisual experience that draws on Buddhist philosophy, internet culture, video games and the aesthetics of anime.
Shortwave - New Screen Commissions 2024
Shortwave is a commissioning program from Sydney Opera House that invites interdisciplinary artists to explore their relationship with the screen.
Tender - Four films from CuriousWorks
Tender reveals the nuances and tender sides of the communities of Western Sydney through four individual but interconnected documentary films by multidisciplinary artists.
Special Presentations
Lighting of the Sails 2024: Echo by Julia Gutman and Pleasant Company
Through fantastic and impossible imagery, Australian artist and Archibald Prize winner Julia Gutman with animation technologists, Pleasant Company, conjure an epic animated journey of inner and self-discovery. Soundtrack by Angus Mills.
The Last Post (Winds of Change)
The Last Post (Winds of Change) is a new arrangement of the special ceremonial piece, which holds great significance to everyone who has fought for this country, their families, and for Australian citizens.
Open House Weekend - Livestream (2023)
Available worldwide from 22 Oct 2023To celebrate our 50th birthday, we’re throwing open our doors for a free event, live-streamed around the world. Join us as we move explore our famous venues and witness the magic that takes place behind the scenes. (Premiere)
