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SYD.NYE09 Jetting in exclusively from L.A. to Sydney Opera House, Hollywood super DJ Samantha Ronson will headline the premiere luxury event SYD.NYE09. More
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| December |
New Year's Eve With more than 15,000 people expected to enjoy New Year’s Eve at Sydney Opera House, members of the public are reminded that access to Bennelong Point will be closed when the site reaches maximum capacity. More
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| December |
Darlingwood Tales Commissioned by Sydney Opera House, Darlingwood Tales by Loose Canon Arts is outlandish December school holiday fun the entire family will love.The Studio, December 12, 13, 19 & 20. More
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| December |
Drag! Camp as Christmas Sydney’s superstars of drag will return to Sydney Opera House for three glittering performances in Drag! Camp as Christmas. The Studio, December 4 to 6. More
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| November |
Babies Proms: Afro Beats The final Babies Proms for 2009 is a fun-filled performance with renowned children’s performer, multi-instrumentalist and composer, Afro Moses from Ghana, West Africa. Utzon Room, 25 November to 6 December. More
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| November |
Daniel Kitson Daniel Kitson returns to Sydney Opera House with the poignant and poetic 66a Church Road. Playhouse, November 24 to December 23. More
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| November |
Alan Cumming After four sold-out Sydney shows and a short run at London’s Vaudeville Theatre, Alan Cumming is heading back Down Under with a limited return season of his exquisitely personal cabaret show I Bought A Blue Car Today. The Studio, November 10 to 14. More
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| November |
Camille O'Sullivan Irish chanteuse Camille O'Sullivan returns to her adopted home with a brand new show that showcases her inner rock goddess. The Studio, November 3 to 14. More
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| October |
Sydney Opera House Open Day Sydney Opera House is throwing open its doors and inviting the people of New South Wales to see what happens behind the scenes at a free Open Day on Sunday 25 October 2009. More
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| October |
Trent Parke Exhibition Australia’s only Magnum photographer Trent Parke will exhibit more than 40 large scale prints on the Sydney Opera House Western Broadwalk this summer (22 Oct 2009 to 31 Jan 2010). More
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| October |
Carlo Petrini Carlo Petrini, Slow Food founder and international president, will speak at the Opera Theatre on October 18 at 2pm, a highlight event of the Sydney International Food Festival. More
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| October |
London Philharmonic Orchestra Sydney Opera House and NAB present the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski with Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) and Vadim Repin (violin). More
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| October |
Hugh Masekela Legendary South African jazz flugelhorn player, trumpeter, composer and singer Hugh Masekela to make his Sydney Opera House debut in the Concert Hall on October 6. More
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| October |
Sydney Architecture Festival Talk The headline talk of the 2009 Sydney Architecture Festival will take place at the Sydney Opera House Studio on October 5. More
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| October |
Mariza The Portuguese sensation, Mariza, is back at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for one show only on Monday, October 5. More
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| October |
Festival of Dangerous Ideas Sydney Opera House presents the inaugural Festival of Dangerous Ideas on 3 and 4 October 2009. More
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| October |
Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes International acclaimed master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett and his Theatre of Marionettes, return to Sydney Opera House with his latest show, Billy Twinkle – Requiem for a Golden Boy, 1–16 October. More
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| September |
Little Big Shots Little Big Shots is fast growing up. After the success of the inaugural Sydney program in 2006, the international children’s film festival returns to The Studio for the fourth time in September with a brand new crop of films. More
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| August |
MyMutation first round finalists International online dance competition takes flight with
14 finalists announced in first round of MyMutation. More
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| August |
Poppea Sydney Opera House in association with Sydney Theatre Company presents Barrie Kosky’s Poppea, based on Monteverdi’s final opera, L’Incoronazione Di Poppea for an exclusive three week season in the Drama Theatre from 6 to 22 August. More
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| July |
Spring Dance Sydney Opera House in partnership with SONY presents Spring Dance, the first of our annual dance celebrations, from August 27 to September 27. More
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| July |
MyMutation MyMutation is an innovative worldwide online dance competition that gives aspiring dancers from across the globe the once in a lifetime opportunity to perform live at the Sydney Opera House. More
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| July |
Michael Nyman Band Making a return to the Concert Hall stage after 7 years, Sydney Opera House in association with Arts Projects Australia presents one of Britain’s most innovative and acclaimed composers, Michael Nyman and his 11 piece band for one night only, Sunday 26 July. More
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| July |
The Studio in July The Studio at Sydney Opera House will offer an eclectic festival-style selection of popular culture in July with nine very different shows across the areas of music, magic and cabaret – light entertainment for dark times – to warm even the coldest winter’s night. More
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| June |
Spontaneous Broadway After wowing crowds at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Adelaide Cabaret Festival, the cast of Spontaneous Broadway will create a new musical every night in the Playhouse for 10 shows from June 24. More
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| May |
Australian Luminous Acts Palace of Fire, Pivot, Sine, Lolo Lovina, The Crooked Fiddle Band, Alister Spence Trio and Watussi have been hand-picked by Brian Eno to join fellow Australians, cult band The Necks, in the inaugural Luminous music festival at Sydney Opera House. More
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| May |
Eleftheria Arvanitaki Eleftheria Arvanitaki is the shining star of Greek roots music. Blessed with a voice that transcends musical boundaries, she will make her Sydney Opera House debut on 23 & 25 May, Concert Hall. More
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| May |
Gatz by Elevator Repair Service Sydney Opera House Adventures in association with Brisbane Powerhouse present Gatz, a verbatim reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic The Great Gatsby from 15-31 May 2009. More
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| May |
Message Sticks The Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival returns to Sydney Opera House from 7-10 May 2009 with its biggest program to date. More
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| May |
The Little Mermaid Play School star and much-loved Australian actress Deborah Mailman will join Israel’s extraordinary Silver-Garburg Piano Duo and a chamber orchestra to narrate a superb concert production of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid on 2 & 3 May, 2009. More
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| April |
Teuila Postcards Acclaimed Australian contemporary dance ensemble Polytoxic returns to Sydney with its tongue-in-cheek look at the oppression and evolution of an island, Teuila Postcards, from April 29 - May 2, The Studio. More
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| April |
The Dirty Brothers The Dirty Brothers are kamikaze clown princes of sideshow who smash conventions and create inventions that show what this artform might become. Taking inspiration from art-house cinema, they have created a new form of extreme theatre. April 29 - May 2, The Studio. More
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| April |
Push Having performed to wide acclaim in over 24 cities including London, Paris, Venice, Madrid and New York, and garnering a string of five-star reviews, PUSH comes to Sydney Opera House for just four performances only from 15 – 18 April, 2009. More
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| April |
Jerry Springer: The Opera From its phenomenal success in London and New York, Jerry Springer: The Opera is finally coming to Australia. The smash-hit, multi-award-winning production will premiere in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall from 21 – 26 April, 2009. More
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| March |
Hemispheres: Modern Journeys in Global Sounds 10 Concerts, 7 Events, 5 Continents, 2 Exclusive Double-Bills, 1 Amazing Series. Hemispheres 09 is a collection of extraordinary music from all parts of the world. More
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| March |
Hoipolloi in Floating Sydney Opera House presents the UK theatre company, Hoipolloi with it’s brilliantly comic production, Floating, 2 – 14 March, Playhouse. More
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| March |
The Mingus Big Band Sydney Opera House presents a who’s who of great jazz artists when The Mingus Big Band performs its exclusive Australian show in the Concert Hall on Sunday 1st March. More
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| February |
Juliette Binoche & Akram Khan 'In-I' Sydney Opera House presents the luminous French stage and screen actress, Juliette Binoche, and dancer/choreographer, Akram Khan, in a synthesis of movement and storytelling, IN-I from 18 – 28 February. More
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| February |
Alan Cumming: I Bought A Blue Car Today Sydney Opera House presents the respected Scottish film and stage actor, Alan Cumming, in the highly personal cabaret show I Bought A Blue Car Today from 19 – 22 February. More
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| February |
Babies Proms: Sweet Dreams The first Babies Prom for 2009 is a soothing musical adventure to inspire bedtime bliss. More
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| January |
Kids at the House Continues to Grow Sydney Opera House continues to build on its ongoing commitment to young audiences with the release of Kids at the House 2009. More
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| January |
The Burlesque Hour...She's back! Hot on the heels of five sold out shows under the velvet canopy of The Famous Spiegeltent, the smash hit of festivals everywhere returns to set the sails of Sydney Opera House alight. More
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| January |
Le Grand Cirque Aerial Dreams The sell-out family hit of 2008 returns to Sydney in January with a brand new circus extravaganza that is bigger and better than before. More
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