The Sleeping Beauty
The lavish spectacle returns
Event details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Friday 21 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 22 November 2025 | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
| Monday 24 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
| Tuesday 25 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday 26 November 2025 | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
| Thursday 27 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Friday 28 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 29 November 2025 | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
| Monday 1 December 2025 | 6:30pm |
| Tuesday 2 December 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday 3 December 2025 | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
| Thursday 4 December 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Friday 5 December 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 6 December 2025 | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
| Monday 8 December 2025 | 6:30pm |
| Tuesday 9 December 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday 10 December 2025 | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
| Thursday 11 December 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Friday 12 December 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 13 December 2025 | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
| Monday 15 December 2025 | 6:30pm |
| Tuesday 16 December 2025 | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday 17 December 2025 | 1:30pm |
Ticket | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
Standard | $66 - $458 | Adults 18 years and over |
Australian Pensioner | $53 - $387 | Australian Pension Card holders* |
Australian Student | $53 - $387 | Australian Full-time Student Card holders* |
Under 30 years | $53 - $387 | Under 30 at time of performance* |
Child | $38 - $289 | Under 18 at time of performance* |
*Must provide valid ID
$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. Children aged 0 - 23 months at the time of a performance may be seated on a parent’s lap free of charge. All children occupying a seat or aged two years and older must hold a valid ticket.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House and The Australian Ballet. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
General Public tickets on-sale
Wednesday 27 November, 2024
For those requiring assistance, wheelchair or companion seating, accessible seating locations are available. Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 or by email.
The duration of this performance is yet to be confirmed.
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.
Artist information
Choreography
Marius Petipa
Production and additional choreography
David McAllister
Dramaturge
Lucas Jervies
Music
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Set and costume design
Gabriela Tylesova
Lighting design
Jon Buswell
With Opera Australia Orchestra
Season 2025
The Australian Ballet
In 2025 The Australian Ballet will move you beyond words with a season that balances tradition and innovation – bringing you the unique moments that only ballet can express and explore.
Attending this event
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 +61 2 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.
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.
Location and access
Joan Sutherland Theatre
The Joan Sutherland Theatre is located at the northern side of the foyer, to the left hand side of the stairs leading to the Concert Hall. Best accessed through the covered concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are 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).