Thank you, Sydney, for an incredible season! Today's sold-out matinee of Dido & Aeneas is the final performance of our summer season at the Sydney Opera House. With a line-up of operas that also included Cinderella, La Traviata, Candide and The Barber of Seville, this has been a hugely popular season with opera lovers and newcomers alike. Congratulations to the tireless artists and crew members, whose talents and commitment made this fantastic season possible.
Opera Australia
Performing Arts
Sydney, NSW 14,717 followers
Australia's national opera company
About us
Opera Australia is Australia’s national opera company, presenting more than 700 performances and playing to more than half a million people each year.
Opera is a vital part of Australia’s cultural landscape. We perform the world’s best loved operas under the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House and at Arts Centre Melbourne, as well as in school halls and outback towns, on Sydney Harbour and the Gold Coast beach. Our performances are broadcast in cinemas, on national television and ABC radio. We also present lavish musicals and concerts around the country.
We bring exciting international talent to the Australian stage, and support the careers of hundreds of Australian singers, musicians and artisans.
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- Industry
- Performing Arts
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Sydney, NSW
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1956
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480 Elizabeth St
Sydney, NSW 2010, AU
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🎲 Guys & Dolls is ready to roll! 🎲 It's OPENING NIGHT for this larger-than-life staging of Broadway's musical sensation at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Don't miss this strictly limited season! opera.org.au/harbour Principal Patron: Dr. Haruhisa Handa and International Foundation for Arts and Culture Principal Partner: HSBC Strategic Sponsor: Destination NSW
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🚖 Pull up to Sydney Harbour, Guys & Dolls is just around the corner! Kick up your heels at the Hot Box, and join us for a night of music, big laughs and romance. Opening this Friday for a strictly limited season! opera.org.au/harbour Principal Patron: Dr. Haruhisa Handa and International Foundation for Arts and Culture Principal Partner: HSBC Strategic Sponsor: Destination NSW
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It's opening night of Dido & Aeneas at Sydney Opera House! Purcell's incredible opera is a love story for the ages. With unforgettable music and heart-stopping acrobatics from the artists at Circa, this is a production for today. Dido & Aeneas is playing a strictly limited season of seven performances. Don't miss out! opera.org.au/dido
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Congratulations to all the nominees for this year's Green Room Awards! We're particularly proud that three of our productions have been recognised: Tosca, Sunset Boulevard and Eucalyptus. And an extra congratulations to our co-producers on Eucalyptus, Victorian Opera, whose spectacular production of Candide, now playing at Sydney Opera House, received an incredible NINE nominations! Our nominees include: ✨ Robert Grubb (Sunset Boulevard) - Outstanding Artist in a Supporting Role in a musical ✨ David Greaseley (Sunset Boulevard, Sound) - Outstanding Design of a musical ✨ Paul Christ & Kristen Blodgette (Sunset Boulevard) - Outstanding Music Direction of a musical ✨ Paul Warwick Griffin (Sunset Boulevard) - Outstanding Direction of a musical ✨ Diego Torre (Tosca) - Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role in an opera ✨ Karah Son (Tosca) - Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role in an opera ✨ Desiree Frahn (Eucalyptus) - Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role in an opera ✨ Ensemble (Eucalyptus) - Outstanding Musical Achievement in an opera
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🎲 Day one and we’re already feelin’ lucky! ✨ Here's your first look at rehearsals for Guys & Dolls! You won't want to miss this brand new production, lighting up the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stage from 21 March! opera.org.au/harbour Principal Patron: Dr Haruhisa Handa and International Foundation for Arts and Culture Principal Partner: HSBC Strategic Sponsor: Destination NSW
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The future of opera in Australia is in great hands! Yesterday we launched our new Young Artist Program with a concert at Sydney Opera House. Our six young artists (singers Chelsea Burns, Shikara Ringdahl, Elias Wilson and Leon Vitogiannis; répétiteur Jem Herbert and director Claudia Osborne) will undergo an intensive, fully paid 18-month journey of development, honing their craft under the guidance of some of the most esteemed names in the opera world. The next chapter of our Young Artist Program is generously supported by Principal Patron Maureen Wheeler AO. 📷 Neil Bennett
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We’re delighted that our spectacular production of Sunset Boulevard will premiere in Beijing in late March, followed by strictly limited seasons in Shanghai, Wuhan and Shenzhen. Sunset Boulevard is currently playing to ecstatic audiences in Singapore, with international recording artist Sarah Brightman alongside Australian stars Tim Draxl, Ashleigh Rubenach and Robert Grubb, supported by an outstanding Australian company. We're proud to be showcasing these incredible Australian artists around the world.
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Experience a five-star "reborn opera classic" (Sydney Morning Herald) with La Traviata at Sydney Opera House. Don't miss your chance to see this smash-hit staging before it closes next month! opera.org.au/traviata
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✨ Thank you Melbourne for a fabulous evening of music! ✨ The third annual BMW Opera for All was staged in Fed Square this Saturday. This free, open-air concert featured performances from four Opera Australia singers and 20 musicians from Orchestra Victoria, under the baton of Brian Castles-Onion. For the first time, the Australian Girls Choir joined for a special prelude performance. Thank you to everybody who attended and to BMW for making this incredible event possible!