Utzon Room
The Utzon Room was designed by Sydney Opera House architect, Jørn Utzon and faces the harbour to the east through floor-to-ceiling windows. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Utzon tapestry, elegance, intimacy and impeccable acoustics combine in this small but impressive space.
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Seating
The Utzon Room has a capacity for up to 200 people.
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Location and access
The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or 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).
Upcoming events
International Big Band Extravaganza
27 Aug 2025
Prepare for an unforgettable night of Swing, Bebop and Funk as Belgium’s acclaimed Interfak Big Band joins forces with Sydney’s very own Regent Street Big Band for one spectacular show. A powerhouse line-up of 36 musicians and singers will take the stage, filling the iconic Utzon Room with timeless big band classics and irresistible grooves. Don’t miss this one-night-only celebration of big band brilliance, international collaboration, and the electrifying energy of live music at its finest. Presented by Interfak Big Band
Schoenberg & Williams
29 & 30 Aug 2025
Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night is an intoxicating work. Influenced hugely by Brahms and Wagner in both the richness of the writing and the high drama of the narrative it depicts. Transfigured Night is one of the great works of late Romantic chamber music. Based on a work by German poet Richard Dehmel, it portrays an emotionally charged scene between two lovers; opening with an extraordinarily atmospheric section that draws us into the layered weight of night, before the finale draws the lovers together in ecstasy.
Visual-Music Energies
6 Sep 2025
Qiyun in Chinese aesthetics are intertwined energies across human breath, ink splashing and string sonic vibrations.
