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Badu Gili: Celestial

Monumental Steps

1 Sep – 24 Nov 2024

  • Experiences
  • First Nations

Watch the sails illuminate with Badu Gili: Celestial, a new projection celebrating the work and stories of two female First Nations artists from Australia and New Zealand, created in collaboration between the Opera House, Biennale of Sydney and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

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Whispers: Megan Cope

  • On-demand

On Tubowgule, now called Bennelong Point, Quandamooka artist Megan Cope introduces Whispers, a melding of First Nations history and environmental consciousness. In this artwork, commissioned for our 50th anniversary, more than 85,000 oyster shells are positioned across the Sydney Opera House precinct. The artist evokes the ancestral midden sites that were used on this site for Aboriginal celebrations and gatherings for thousands of years.

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Music of the Sails

  • On-demand

To mark our 50th anniversary the Sydney Opera House became its own star performer, as the building itself created its own sonic universe through a unique, data-driven soundscape.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard

Joan Sutherland Theatre

26 Oct – 1 Nov 2024

  • Musical Theatre
  • Opera

Musical theatre and international recording superstar Sarah Brightman leads a lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical masterpiece.

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A Possum Story

Michael Jagamara was born into and revelled in a time of great change and opportunities. Following the end of World War II, abstract expressionism had arrived in the Australian art world and Sidney Nolan completed his Ned Kelly series. Also in that year, in the north part of Western Australia, in an amazingly unread, event, at least 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walked off the job and began one of the longest industrial strikes in Australian history.

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Michael Nelson Jagamara wearing a beige suit jacket over a blue and white checked shirt and wide brim hat, standing in front of an artwork in pastel colours.

Michael Nelson Jagamara

For those fortunate enough to meet him, he embodied the qualities of the quintessential bush gentleman. Dressed in his jacket and distinctive Akubra hat, he exuded a dignified presence, often sharing humorous anecdotes and stories. Whether in Papunya or New York, Alice Springs or Brisbane, Sydney or Vienna, Jagamara often struck up conversations with new friends and passers-by alike, introducing himself with a warm smile and a handshake, announcing, “Hello, I'm a famous artist!”

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Jagamara photographed in black and white sitting on carpeted steps in front of the mural 'Possum Dreaming'.

Five Jamie Oliver recipes we keep coming back to

In order to celebrate Jamie’s upcoming talk with Melissa Leong at the Sydney Opera House, we’ve asked our staff to share the Jamie Oliver recipes that they just can’t get enough of.

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A pile of roasted potatoes on a white plate on a dark tabletop, with a silver spoon resting on the side of the plate.

Transcendence: 50 Years of Unforgettable Moments

We cherish our memories of visiting the Sydney Opera House, whether that’s catching your favourite artist or being amazed by the stories told on stage. But what about the artists’ memories?

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Paul Kelly on stage on the Forecourt playing to a full crowd at night, with the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge in the background.

Sunday

Drama Theatre

2 – 14 Dec 2024

  • Theatre

After a sellout, rave-reviewed season in Melbourne, this lush, romantic, and transporting portrait of an Australian art icon – the irrepressible Sunday Reed – is having its Sydney premiere.

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