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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?

Highlights

• Experience an opera performance at the iconic Sydney Opera House
• Choose your preferred performance date, and book your tickets online in advance
• Fable-like story, extraordinary music and grand spectacle.

Description

No trip to Sydney is complete without a visit to the Sydney Opera House, the city’s most famous building. And what better to do when visiting the Sydney Opera House than to spend a pleasant evening inside enjoying an opera performance. Turandot never asked them to come, yet they came. She gave them every reason to turn back, even the threat of death. Shrouded in mystery, riddles were her last defence. What would happen if anyone ever cracked her armour? International director and choreographer Ann Yee creates a spectacular new Turandot for Australia’s national Opera Conference. Featuring monumental sets, immersive visuals and mesmerising dance, this is unmissable theatre. Yee draws the threads of the story — Turandot’s courage, her ancestor’s trauma, and another woman’s sacrificial love — into a powerful tale of strength and resilience. Puccini’s atmospheric music takes you to another world, traversing the emotional extremes of his largest ever choral piece and the electrifying top notes of the iconic aria ‘Nessun dorma’. Two of Australia’s most exciting dramatic sopranos take on the title role: Rebecca Nash, fresh from the Metropolitan Opera of New York, and Anna-Louise Cole, following her triumph in the Ring Cycle. Acclaimed tenor Young Woo Kim returns to Australia to share the role of Calaf with audience favourites Diego Torre and Rosario La Spina, under the batons of Henrik Nánási, Nicholas Milton, Andrea Battistoni and Tahu Matheson. Turandot captivates audiences with its fable-like story, extraordinary music and grand spectacle. This dramatic new production promises to be a season highlight. Language: Performed in Italian with English surtitles. Running time: Approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes, including one interval. Please note: This production contains adult themes.

Includes

Ticket to an opera performance at the Sydney Opera House

Important Information

• While an extra layer of clothing is recommended for comfort, there is no mandatory dress code
• Ushers will close the doors at show time and may not allow latecomers in until there is an appropriate pause in the performance
• The Sydney Opera House is a 10-minute walk from Circular Quay, which all ferries and numerous buses and trains stop at
• The Sydney Opera House operates a transit shuttle for elderly and less-mobile passengers between Stand E at Circular Quay and the Concourse
• Taxis can drop off passengers at the roundabout at the end of Macquarie Street and can be hailed from the taxi stand at the end of Macquarie Street after performances

Easy cancellation

This activity is non-refundable