Concert Hall
One of the world’s most sought after venues, the Concert Hall is a performance space like no other. With its cathedral like ambience and unrivalled majesty, standing on this very special stage will see you deliver a performance to remember.
Venue information
Seating
The Concert Hall seats up to 2664 people in the round or up to 2102 facing the stage.
Commercial hirers
Information for staging a performance
Location and access
The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. 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).
Upcoming events
ARC presents Pink Floyd
19 Aug 2025
ARC returns, performing Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here + Dark Side of the Moon Live. Kram (Spiderbait), Darren Middleton (Powderfinger), Mark Wilson (Jet) and Davey Lane (You Am I) join forces once again to bring Pink Floyd's most legendary albums to life.
Stephen Layton conducts Bach, Mozart & Handel
21 & 23 Aug 2025
Stephen Layton is one of the world's greatest choral conductors, an expert in vocal music from the Renaissance to the modern day. In this concert Stephen Layton conducts Baroque and Classical masterpieces by Bach, Handel, Mozart and Haydn, featuring guest soloist Sara Macliver.
Peter and the Wolf
23 Aug 2025
Join the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House for Peter and the Wolf, an enchanting musical tale that has been inspiring young music lovers for generations. This enchanting musical tale follows Peter, a young boy who sets out into the deep forest to catch a wolf. Peter, his grandfather and their animal friends are brought to life by their own instrument, and students will hear the ingenious ways that Prokofiev tells this story through the unique sounds of orchestral instruments.
