A group of ballet dancers gather around two performers.

Swan Lake

  • Dance
  • Ballet
  • The Australian Ballet

Ballet at its most beautiful

Ballet at its most beautiful, Anne Woolliams’ treasured production of Swan Lake returns to remind you of everything you love about ballet.

A defining jewel in The Australian Ballet’s repertoire, 2027 marks 50 years since Woolliams’ premiered the landmark production. Reimagined by Artistic Director, David Hallberg in 2023 to celebrate the Company’s 60th anniversary, the tragic beauty of Woolliams’ Swan Lake is made even more brilliant with updated technical elements that bring the production into the 21st century.

Set to Tchaikovsky’s beautifully haunting score, the time-honoured masterpiece includes some of ballet’s most famous scenes between Prince Siegfried, Odette, and her evil counterpart Odile. Whether you’re rediscovering the classic or experiencing it for the first time, Swan Lake is the ultimate bucket-list ballet.

Presented by The Australian Ballet

Event details

A beguiling triumph.

The Guardian

Proof that classics never die.

Sydney Morning Herald

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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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