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La Bohème

  • Opera
  • Opera Australia
  • Joan Sutherland Theatre
  • Run time: 135 minutes, including one interval for 9pm fireworks Subject to change
  • Seating map

Dress up to the nines, kick up your heels and prepare for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve at the Sydney Opera House.

Experience an unforgettable countdown to midnight under the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House, with a performance of the beloved La Bohème.

This classic opera about young artists caught between ecstasy and pain has inspired countless Bohemian love stories. This new staging, set in snow-kissed Paris and shimmering with magic, has its Sydney premiere on New Year’s Eve.

Puccini’s music captures feelings you can’t put into words. It swells with the intensity of first love, burns with jealousy, sighs in passion and breaks with sadness. This is opera to remind you of the power of love, of the beauty of youth, and the sheer joy of being alive.

Complete your glamorous night out with a three-course, pre-show dinner overlooking the spectacular harbour or tickets to one of Sydney’s most fabulous midnight parties.

Event details

La Bohème NYE Platinum Package

Platinum Package includes a pre-performance dinner, Platinum reserve La Bohème ticket and a post-performance midnight party.

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La Bohème NYE Package

Add the Pre-Performance Dinner or post-performance Midnight Party to your La Bohème performance.

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Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Joan Sutherland Theatre

The Joan Sutherland Theatre is located at the northern side of the foyer, to the left hand side of the stairs leading to the Concert Hall. Best accessed through the covered concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are 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).

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