Christmas Gift Guide

Treat someone special (or yourself) to a bucket-list experience.

This year, wrap up a little romance, give a little laughter, and deliver a precious memory all at the same time. Want bonus points? Make it a special night out with you.

A night at the opera is a bucket-list experience for many people. And once you’ve seen your first, you’ll want to return again and again.

We’ve got astonishing, once-in-a-lifetime performances perfect for all your hard-to-buy-for loved ones. Left it late? Gift vouchers arrive instantly.

Help your loved one tick these off their bucket list...

Have the classic Sydney Opera House experience

Climb the monumental steps and look up at the shimmering sails. Raise a glass as you overlook the magnificent harbour. Enjoy Sydney’s summer of opera with two classics by Italian opera legend Puccini. Pack tissues for the beautiful and tragic Madama Butterfly and prepare for goosebumps with a monumental new staging of Turandot, complete with opera’s most iconic tune, ‘Nessun dorma’.

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Treat someone special to their first opera

Hansel & Gretel is a sweet treat and the perfect first taste of opera. Performed in English, it features surreal, larger-than-life sets and costumes, and tells the well-known story of a wicked witch who meets her match in two plucky young siblings. Long-time opera-lovers will also be thrilled: this is a first-rate score with Wagnerian richness – delightfully dark!

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Watch a musical phenomenon under the stars

There’s no event in the world like Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour and there’s no musical like The Phantom of the Opera. Treat them to a night they’ll never forget; packed with incredible music, jaw-dropping spectacle and fireworks every night. This is a true bucket-list event.

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Hear voices take flight to mark a milestone

Buying for a hardcore opera fan? They won’t want to miss La Stupenda, a celebration of the late, great Dame Joan Sutherland. Marking 100 years since Sutherland’s birth, an all-star cast pays tribute to the great diva, led by superstar Australian singers Jessica Pratt and Kang Wang. Expect chills and impossibly beautiful high notes.

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Experience one of opera’s epic romances

Tchaikovsky might be best known for his ballets (Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty) but he also wrote some fabulous operas, none more beloved than Eugene Onegin. Romantics will swoon to this incredible score and story, brought to life in a dazzling staging featuring Australian and international singers and some beautiful dance.

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Be swept away by a Broadway classic

Seventy years ago, My Fair Lady exploded onto Broadway and made a star of Julie Andrews. Now the hit musical returns to the Sydney Opera House, telling the story of the Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle, who transforms into a lady of society under Professor Henry Higgins. With ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘Wouldn’t it be Loverly’ and ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’, this is perfect for anyone who likes to walk into the theatre humming the tunes.

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Let them choose

Mother's Day

Give someone you love the gift of a great night out, but let them choose what, where and when! You can buy a personalised gift voucher for any value.

If you’re running a bit late, we can email the personalised voucher to you (or your loved one) in seconds. Or choose delivery by post and we’ll send you something to wrap.

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Make a date

Choose a night of romance or laughter for your lucky loved one. We have the perfect performance for everyone in your life.

You can exchange to another date if plans change.

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