Opera

One of the most playful operas ever written, this classic comedy features Mozart’s famous melodies.

Gilbert & Sullivan's delightfully mischievous comic opera

Classical tenor John L'Estrange & pianist Jamie-Lee Xu present a program of European & English art song at the Royal Automobile Club of Australia

Opera... in a pub? You heard right. Opera Bites brings favourite opera hits to a great local pub.

Castrati avoid puberty. Kit, a trans man, has been through two. Explore the resonance between the two disparate voices.

Celebrate the holiday season with one of the most beloved works of Baroque music, Handel’s Messiah.

Two one-act operas with orchestra in the beautiful intimacy of the historic Eternity Playhouse.

Dress up to the nines, kick up your heels and prepare for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve at the Sydney Opera House.

Dress up to the nines, kick up your heels and leave the crowds behind. Make this your most glamorous New Year ever.

Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind?

What is born at night and dies by dawn? What is hot as flame, yet gives no light? What is the ice that gives off fire?

Who’s that nibbling at my house? I’ll lure them in with sweets to eat, a child is a witch’s favourite treat!

Nibble, nibble, little mouse, who’s that nibbling at my house?

Opera’s greatest late-night party is back for more. More music. More glitz. More laughs.

In restless youth, adolescent gloom, she was waiting… but for whom?

Tchaikovsky’s Romantic opera: a profound tale of unrequited love and unintended consequences

Verdi’s classic opera offers hit tunes, glamour, grit, lust and revenge, with a revolving set and a Fiat 500.

Let’s waltz, let’s sway the night away. It’s time for a little romance.

A new opera based on Leah Purcell’s groundbreaking adaptation of Henry Lawson’s classic short story.

A star-studded tribute to the voice that stopped the world — celebrating the 100th birthday of Joan Sutherland.