With a range of spaces available to book at one of the world’s most spectacular locations, the Opera House is ready to host your celebration. Whether it’s a birthday, wedding or corporate event, treat your guests to a memorable experience at Sydney Opera House.
Meaning ‘storyteller’ in the local Sydney language, Yallamundi celebrates the Sydney Opera House connection to First Nations culture. As a meeting place for community celebrations, intimate gatherings and performances, the Yallamundi Rooms carry on the legacy of Tubowgule, maintaining a deep connection to the past, present and future of the Opera House. This event space is crescent-shaped and spans the entire northern end of the eastern podium to take advantage of spectacular harbour views. Oscillating fabric and brass panels thread their way along the southern side, complimenting the beautifully restored pink granite Terrazzo floor. The venue has retained significant features by both Jørn Utzon and Peter Hall, including the off-form concrete walls, white birch moulded timber “wobbly” panels and the terrazzo floor finish, to create a signature space within the Sydney Opera House. Yallamundi Rooms has a private entrance, foyer, cloaking and bathroom facilities along with an exclusive outdoor area, making it the perfect venue for many different celebrations. The venue can be booked as one whole space, or divided into three individual rooms for more intimate events and break out spaces. Make a functions and events enquiry.
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. Make a functions and events enquiry.
The Joan Sutherland Theatre Foyer is one of the Sydney Opera House's most versatile venues, set across three fully accessible levels; Granite, Lounge, and Bar. Suitable for standing or seated events. Please note, the Joan Sutherland Theatre Foyer is predominantly a performing arts venue. With limited availability, please contact functions@sydneyoperahouse.com for available dates.Make a functions and events enquiry.
Amp up the glamour at your event with luxurious purple carpets and uninterrupted views of the Harbour Bridge. The Concert Hall Foyers are, set across three levels; Granite, Lounge, and Bar. The Concert Hall Foyers is predominantly a performing arts venue. With limited availability, please contact functions@sydneyoperahouse.com for available dates.Make a functions and events enquiry.
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Trippas White Group are leaders and innovators in the Australian hospitality industry, with outstanding events experience in some of Australia’s most notable locations. Specialising in creating extraordinary events, they offer an impressive array of catering options.
Trippas White Group has also appointed esteemed chef Danielle Alvarez as Culinary Director of the Yallamundi Rooms. Danielle is one of Australia’s most celebrated female chefs who gained her passion for farm-to-table cooking from an impeccable pedigree of restaurants both in the US and Australia.
As Culinary Director, Danielle has developed tailored menus for functions across our venues including weddings, intimate cocktail events, corporate networking and gala dinners. The menus draw on her dedication to seasonality and the joy and connection of sharing food, as well as championing local producers.
Roz and Electra met through work in 2015 and seven years later they were married under the sails as one of the first female couples to be married at the Opera House, in a bold and beautiful ceremony in the Joan Sutherland Theatre Northern Foyer (JSTNF).
Under the Sails shares the stories of those celebrate milestones at the Opera House. Krishan Anand celebrated his 70th birthday in the sweeping surrounds of the Opera House’s Yallamundi Rooms, with sixty of his nearest and dearest.
From an observatory meet cute to a gorgeous multicultural ceremony, we look back on the love story and harbourside wedding of Christopher and Rajini, celebrated in our Yallamundi Rooms.
