Hamlet
20 July – 9 August 2024
One of the greatest plays ever written is now a dazzling new opera.
Date | Time |
Saturday 20 July | 7:00pm |
Wednesday 24 July | 7:00pm |
Saturday 27 July | 12:00pm |
Tuesday 30 July | 7:00pm |
Friday 2 August | 7:00pm |
Monday 5 August | 7:00pm |
Friday 8 August | 7:00pm |
Sunday to Thursday Performances
Standard Adults aged 18+ | Price |
Premium | $349 |
A Reserve | $299 |
B Reserve | $249 |
C Reserve | $185 |
D Reserve | $115 |
E Reserve | $79 |
F Reserve | $49 |
Concession Full-time Aust Student / Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) | Price |
Premium | $314 |
A Reserve | $269 |
B Reserve | $224 |
C Reserve | $166 |
D Reserve | $103 |
E Reserve | $71 |
F Reserve | $49 |
Children Aged 17 and under | Price |
Premium | $314 |
A Reserve | $149 |
B Reserve | $124 |
C Reserve | $92 |
D Reserve | $57 |
E Reserve | $39 |
F Reserve | $49 |
Groups 8+ To make a group purchase please call +61 2 9250 7700 | Price |
Premium | $296 |
A Reserve | $254 |
B Reserve | $211 |
C Reserve | $157 |
D Reserve | $97 |
E Reserve | $67 |
F Reserve | $49 |
Saturday Matinee & Friday Performances
Standard Adults aged 18+ | Price |
Premium | $379 |
A Reserve | $329 |
B Reserve | $275 |
C Reserve | $210 |
D Reserve | $135 |
E Reserve | $109 |
F Reserve | $49 |
Concession Full-time Aust Student / Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) | Price |
Premium | $341 |
A Reserve | $296 |
B Reserve | $247 |
C Reserve | $189 |
D Reserve | $121 |
E Reserve | $98 |
F Reserve | $49 |
Children Aged 17 and under | Price |
Premium | $341 |
A Reserve | $164 |
B Reserve | $137 |
C Reserve | $105 |
D Reserve | $67 |
E Reserve | $54 |
F Reserve | $49 |
Groups 8+ To make a group purchase please call +61 2 9250 7700 | Price |
Premium | $322 |
A Reserve | $279 |
B Reserve | $223 |
C Reserve | $178 |
D Reserve | $114 |
E Reserve | $92 |
F Reserve | $49 |
Saturday Evening Performances
Standard | Price |
---|---|
Premium | $379 |
A Reserve | $329 |
B Reserve | $275 |
C Reserve | $210 |
D Reserve | $135 |
E Reserve | $109 |
F Reserve | $49 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection. Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times
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In English
Wheelchair accessible
Audio loop available
No language barrier
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Run time
This performance will run for 3 hours and 25 minutes, including one interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
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Seating map
What a piece of work is a man!
Shakespeare’s searing portrait of a prince in crisis has all the makings of a great opera, and Australian composer Brett Dean has turned it into one.
This is an intense theatrical experience, with a wall of luxurious sound underscoring Hamlet’s splintering sanity.
Neil Armfield (Opera Australia’s 2013 The Ring Cycle) created this acclaimed production for the famed Glyndebourne opera house in the UK, collaborating with his regular design team Ralph Myers and Alice Babbage to produce a slick royal court with darkness at its heart.
Allan Clayton reprises his “mesmerising” performance in the title role with Lorina Gore as his “spellbinding” Ophelia.
Presented by Opera Australia

Artist information
Composer
Brett Dean
Libretto
Matthew Jocelyn
Conductor
Tim Anderson
Director
Neil Armfield
Set Designer
Ralph Myers
Costume Designer
Alice Babidge
Lighting Designer
Jon Clark
Sound Designer
Bob Scott
Movement Director
Denni Sayers
Hamlet
Allan Clayton
Ophelia
Lorina Gore
Claudius
Rod Gilfry
Laertes
Nicholas Jones
Polonius
Kanen Breen
Horatio
Samuel Dundas
Opera Australia Orchestra
Opera Australia Chorus
This season of Hamlet is dedicated to Jacqueline Dark (1968-2023). Jacqui was due to perform the role of Gertrude in this production before her passing.
Opera Australia
More stories. More sensational music. More of what makes opera magical. The excitement begins long before the first note. The date in your calendar. The glitter of the harbour. The magnificent sails. And then, the singing: unamplified, unfiltered, unbelievable.
Other information
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars. Please remember to maintain physical distancing whilst consuming drinks in our foyers.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer consistent with COVID-safe rules.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see their website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel and COVID-19 safety measures. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We encourage you to wear a mask in indoor settings or when physical distancing can’t be maintained, and please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of everyone on site, and we are closely following NSW Health guidelines and advice. The Sydney Opera House is registered as a COVID Safe business with the NSW Government. For detailed information about our COVID-19 safety measures and what’s required of you when visiting, please see our plan your visit page.
Face masks are strongly recommended for all patrons while inside our theatres and foyers, including during the performance. Please bring your own mask.
As you move around the Opera House, practise physical distancing (1.5 metres whenever possible) and follow the guidance provided by our staff and signage.
Within venues, always take your allocated seat.
For detailed information about our COVID-19 safety measures and what’s required of you, please see our plan your visit page.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Face masks are strongly recommended for all patrons while inside our theatres and foyers, including during the performance. Please bring your own mask.
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As the ticket purchaser, you are responsible for recording the contact details of your guests. Contact information will only be used for the purposes of contact tracing, if required, and will be deleted at least 28 days after your event.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. RESALE RESTRICTION APPLIES. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend. If you can no longer attend because you are unwell, or have been in contact with someone displaying COVID-19 symptoms, the Opera House has introduced flexible ticketing options to help you.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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