Simone Young conducts Richard Strauss
3 – 6 September 2025
In the Concert Hall
Classical Music
Richard Strauss’ Thus Spoke Zarathustra launched into popular consciousness in the 1960s, dramatically underscoring the opening scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
| Date | Time |
| Wednesday 3 September Thursday 4 September Friday 5 September Saturday 6 September | 8pm 1:30pm 8pm 8pm |
Evening Performances
| Standard | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $167 |
| A Reserve | $147 |
| B Reserve | $103 |
| C Reserve | $74 |
| D Reserve | $47 |
| E Reserve | $35 |
| Australian Pensioner | Price |
|---|---|
| A Reserve | $132 |
| B Reserve | $93 |
| C Reserve | $67 |
| Under 18 Child | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $142 |
| A Reserve | $88 |
| B Reserve | $62 |
| C Reserve | $44 |
| Australian Student | Price |
|---|---|
| A Reserve | $103 |
| B Reserve | $72 |
| C Reserve | $52 |
| Under 35 | Price |
|---|---|
| A Reserve | $125 |
| B Reserve | $88 |
| C Reserve | $63 |
Thursday Afternoon Performance
| Standard | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $152 |
| A Reserve | $139 |
| B Reserve | $83 |
| C Reserve | $58 |
| D Reserve | $47 |
| E Reserve | $35 |
| Australian Pensioner | Price |
|---|---|
| A Reserve | $125 |
| B Reserve | $75 |
| C Reserve | $52 |
| Under 18 Child | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $129 |
| A Reserve | $83 |
| B Reserve | $50 |
| C Reserve | $35 |
| Australian Student | Price |
|---|---|
| A Reserve | $97 |
| B Reserve | $58 |
| C Reserve | $40 |
| Under 35 | Price |
|---|---|
| A Reserve | $118 |
| B Reserve | $71 |
| C Reserve | $49 |
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Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
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Run time
The performance will last approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes including a 20 minute interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
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.
Useful information:
A musical odyssey
Strauss’ sublime shifts from darkness to light are timeless, and jaw-dropping to experience live.
Chief Conductor Simone Young is one of the world’s leading interpreters of Strauss’ music. In this concert she draws out the vast power of these works, alongside Australian pianist Andrea Lam and the virtuosity of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Embark on a profound voyage with three very different works, including one of Strauss’ great tone poems and a piano concerto in all but name. Using just 23 string players, Metamorphosen is an intimate, reflective masterpiece written at the end of his career. Burleske gives rich, colourful glimpses into his early genius, and a chance to experience Andrea Lam's ‘fine pianism full of integrity and colour’ (Sydney Arts Guide). And the famous Zarathustra is far more than its opening, with Strauss using every instrument to demonstrate just how moving a single piece of music can be.
Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Programme
R STRAUSS
Metamorphosen
Burleske
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Artist information
SIMONE YOUNG conductor
ANDREA LAM pianist
Season 2025
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Feel the connection and join the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Simone Young in the renewed Concert Hall for the 2025 Season, filled with beautiful, inspiring music from the greatest composers of all time. There’s so much to discover.
Plan your visit
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.
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.
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 the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
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 +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
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.
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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