Lost Birds
16 August 2025
This event takes place off site at White Bay Power Station
Classical Music
Sydney’s White Bay Power Station is the venue for a powerful and moving concert inspired by the natural world and the effects of industrialisation.
Please note this venue is not located at Sydney Opera House.
| Date | Time |
| Saturday 16 August 2025 | 2:30pm |
| Ticket Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium Unreserved Seating | $75 |
| General Admission | $50 |
| Under 30 - General Admission | $30 |
$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.
The authorised agencies for this event are Sydney Opera House and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
General Public tickets on-sale
9:00am, Wednesday 27 November 2024
Older and Access patrons may be dropped at the venue but no Disabled Parking is available on site.
Wheelchair accessible:
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Event Information
This performance will be sung in Gadigal and English.
Run time
This performance will run for approximately 110 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Recommended for ages 8+
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Sydney Arts Guide, 2024a commanding emotional and vocal performance.
Useful information:
Lost Birds
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs head to Sydney’s historic White Bay Power Station for a powerful concert inspired by the natural world.
Christopher Tin’s Lost Birds is an ‘extinction elegy’. Taking poems by women such as Emily Dickinson and Christina Rossetti, who saw their world transform from a pastoral society to an industrial one, Tin has crafted a musical memorial to bird species that have been driven to extinction. The music is lyrical and tender – a tuneful celebration of beauty tinged with melancholy – and our performance space will highlight a message of renewal and recovery.
Brett Weymark has paired The Lost Birds with a song cycle by Joseph Twist, who, like Tin, has made his name in the world of music for the screen. Timeless Land is inspired by Twist’s own love of Australia’s natural wonders and celebrated poets, from Banjo Paterson to Oodgeroo Noonuccal, the first published Aboriginal woman. ‘Bursting with drama and humour’, Timeless Land takes playful delight in music for magpies, lorikeets and jellyfish, before ending on a serious note: ‘Time is running out.’ The themes will be amplified in a new work by Yuwaalaraay storyteller and composer Nardi Simpson.
The concert ends with ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’ from a brand new choral version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by former Swingle Singers music director Joanna Forbes L’Estrange.
Presented by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Program
Christopher TIN The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy
Joseph TWIST Timeless Land: An Australian Song Cycle
Nardi SIMPSON New work†
Joanna FORBES L’ESTRANGE A Season to Sing: Autumn and Winter*
† Sydney Philharmonia Choirs commission
* Australian premiere of an international co-commission from 55 choirs, including Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Artists
Brett Weymark conductor
Chamber Singers
Sydney Philharmonia Ensemble
Season 2025
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
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In 2025 Sydney Philharmonia Choirs invite you to find your voice, energy and joy in the rich banquet of music they have to sing for you.
Plan your visit
Venue information
Please note this venue is not located at Sydney Opera House.
White Bay Power Station is located just off Victoria Road at the intersection of Robert Street and Mullens Street in Rozelle.
There is accessible parking, accessible toilets located in the southern forecourt amenity block, and a lift inside The Turbine Hall that allows visitors to move between floors.
Getting here
Bus
The closest public bus stops are on Robert Street and Victoria Road, just a two-minute walk from White Bay Power Station.
Regular route 441 and 442 buses run from the Queen Victoria Building, York St, Stands B & D.
See the map for more information or read the travel access guide.
Light Rail
The nearest light rail stop is Rozelle Bay, which is located on the L1 line Central Station to Dulwich Hill. When you have arrived, take the path through Rozelle Parklands and head to White Bay Power Station. The walk takes about 15 minutes.
Ferry
Take the scenic route and catch a ferry to Balmain East Wharf, located 2.6 km from White Bay Power Station. The F4 ferry route services this wharf from Pyrmont to Circular Quay. From the wharf, catch the 442 bus from Darling Street, running every ten minutes, to Robert Street, just a two-minute walk away.
Parking
There is no parking available at White Bay Power Station. Cars can pick up and drop off passengers at the White Bay Power Station forecourt driveway at Gate 1 on Robert Street. Vehicles circulate one-way clockwise for pick-up and drop-off before exiting onto Robert Street.
For more information see the White Bay Power Station website.
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