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Prince: Sign o’ the Times

Playhouse

1 Dec 2024

  • Cinema

In a one-of-a-kind concert film, Prince and his band bring his Grammy-nominated album Sign o’ the Times to life, showcasing Prince at the peak of his musical powers.

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Brainstorm with Richard Scolyer

Joan Sutherland Theatre

17 Nov 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

Join us to hear co-Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer take us on his remarkable journey from world-leading melanoma doctor, helping save thousands of lives, to brain cancer patient fighting for his own with world-first experimental treatment.

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BullyBully

Studio

4 – 12 Jul 2025

  • Kids & Families

Ages 3+ | Award-winning joyous physical-theatre for children and families featuring hilarious quarrels, catchy songs, and hilarious bickering banter.

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Two individuals dressed in monochromatic outfits sit on pedestals; one in pink with a crown on the left, and one in green with a crown on the right, both in similar regal poses against matching backgrounds.

Swingin’ Under The Stars 2024

Western Broadwalk

31 Dec 2024

  • Experiences

There’s nowhere in the world quite like Sydney on New Year’s Eve, and there's nowhere closer to the action than the Western Broadwalk at the Sydney Opera House. An all-inclusive experience unlike anything else on the harbour!

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Waxahatchee

Concert Hall

2 Dec 2024

  • Contemporary Music

Hot off her acclaimed new record, Alabama-born singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield – aka Waxahatchee – returns to the Sydney Opera House for a dazzling evening of Americana and alt-country rock.

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The unique Aussie artists that should be on your radar

Looking to discover the best independent artists that push the boundaries of culture, teeter on the edge of conventional and offer us a breath of fresh air? Our ongoing series, UnWrapped, is just that. Handing over the stage to Australia's most groundbreaking artists

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Why your next computer may be a lab-grown brain

We interview Dr Brett Kagan, Chief Scientific Officer at Cortical Labs, a Melbourne-based biological computing startup trying to revolutionise the AI industry by replacing current computer chip technology with biological alternatives, offering far more processing power for significantly less energy usage.

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Yellow purple and red cortical cells spread out against a dark background grown by Cortical Labs Melbourne

Surfing at the Opera House: An Unexpected History

  • Cinema

Discover the hidden origins of Cinema at the Opera House and its connection with countercultural surf films.

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Love List: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Sunset Boulevard star Ashleigh Rubenach picks her favourite songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a titan of musical theatre. Listen now - don't fight the music of the night - for her picks from The Phantom of the Opera, Evita and more.

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There’s Something in the Wata

Paul Grabowsky has spent two decades exploring ways to combine ‘Western’ musical tradition with the traditions of the world’s oldest-continuing culture. With Wata, which receives its Sydney premiere this July, he has arrived somewhere new, old, familiar and unique all at the same time.

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