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  • Building creativity: Modding the Opera House with Minecraft

    The case for education and creative learning in online video games.

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  • The blessing (and curse) of Bach’s Goldberg Variations

    For harpsichordist Erin Helyard playing Bach’s sacred works is like playing Hamlet.

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  • The viral musical you’ve probably never heard of

    When it opened in 2017, ‘SIX the Musical’ enchanted a new generation of musical theatre fans with its contemporary pop homages and progressive take on Tudor history. Now, having just debuted on Broadway, the viral musical has its sights set on a wider audience.

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  • Club Weld: How a new collaboration is empowering musicians on the autism spectrum

    Some of Sydney's most prolific artists collaborated with musicians on the autism spectrum and with other disabilities to make their own music in the Opera House’s state-of-the-art Intel Broadcast Studio.

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  • The Wolanski Collection

    The Sydney Opera House acknowledges the long-standing support of the Wolanski family and the pioneering role of The Wolanski Foundation in enabling the Opera House’s creation and distribution of digital content, including some of our very first performing arts and educational videos.

  • 5 myths about the Sydney Opera House

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  • For Arthur Jafa, Black art is the heart of America

    “There’s an inherent, undeniable power of our music. And owning things is a big deal for us because we were owned.”

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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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  • Joan Sutherland Theatre Northern Foyer

    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. 

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  • Fine-tuning the acoustics of the Joan Sutherland Theatre

    Imagine you’re at home, settling in with coffee and a book, and you hear the rain trickling against the window. It grows to something louder, a steady pattering. The sound of it makes you feel relaxed, a little calmer. What about the sound makes people feel calm? When you’re at the opera, you hear the orchestra pulsing from below the stage, the choir roaring on stage and the soprano delivering a beautiful song from centre stage that fills the hall. It sends shivers down your spine—but what in your brain is being triggered to make you feel this?

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