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Season Guide
Explore what's in store for 2025 and plan your year of fabulous nights out.
With this one-sentence guide to every opera in the season, with music clips, it's easy to curate your season subscription package.
Create your Sydney Subscription or Melbourne Subscription Package by choosing two or more performances and save.
Massenet
Cinderella (Cendrillon)
2 January–28 March 2025
Sydney Opera House
Feel all the magic of the fairy tale with enchanting music, playful choreography and extravagant costumes in this whimsical production of the classic opera.
A must-see if you love Happily-ever-afters, Disney films, gorgeous costumes and fun choreography. Short and sweet productions performed in English.
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Rossini
The Barber of Seville
18 January – 28 February 2025, Sydney Opera House
31 October – 5 November 2025, Regent Theatre, Melbourne
A rollicking, laugh-out-loud comedy about everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood barber: Fi-ga-ro! Figaro! Figaro!
A must-see if you love Classic comedies like Fawlty Towers, a happy ending, and sweeping melodies you might recognise from Bugs Bunny.
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Verdi
La Traviata
23 January – 27 March 2025
Sydney Opera House
Glamour, riches and a tragic secret: La Traviata is the story of a courtesan falling in love. Classic opera with stunning costumes, outstanding music and a fresh perspective.
A must-see if you love Moulin Rouge, a good tearjerker film, gorgeous period costumes, music you can hum after the show.
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Opera Up Late
30 January 2025
Sydney Opera House
A wild ride through the world of opera hosted by Reuben Kaye. With re-imagined opera hits, musical theatre classics and a few pop numbers along the way, this is a night you’ll never forget.
A must-see if you love Drag queens, naughtiness, high notes and general fabulosity.
Musical
Hadestown
From Feb 2025, Theatre Royal, Sydney
From May 2025, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne
A defiantly hopeful theatrical experience that will take you on a journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two mythic love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone.
A must see if you love Greek mythology, Orpheus & Eurydice, tunes you’ll walk out humming, heart-fluttering romance.
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Bernstein
Candide
20 February – 14 March 2025
Sydney Opera House
Take a wild and witty journey through a world gone mad in a brilliant satire by famed West Side Story composer Leonard Bernstein. Eddie Perfect and Lyndon Watts star in this smash-hit, distinctively Australian staging.
A must see if you love The music of West Side Story, witty operetta and laugh-out-loud comedy that makes you think.
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Purcell
Dido & Aeneas
13 – 29 March 2025
Sydney Opera House
Exhilarating acrobatics meet stunning voices in this thrilling new production of a timeless love story, featuring Circa acrobats, slick costumes and poignant music.
A must see if you love Cutting-edge theatre, baroque music, historic epics and tragic love stories like Romeo & Juliet.
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Musical
Guys & Dolls on Sydney Harbour
21 March–20 April 2025
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
A slice of Broadway explodes across Sydney Harbour, with a spectacular brand-new production of the classic musical.
A must see if you love Showstopping song and dance numbers, Ocean’s 11, balmy nights on the water.
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The Verdi Gala Concert
30 April & 3 May 2025
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
Prepare your heart for the greatest of emotions. Opera superstars Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis star in a celebration of the composer behind La Traviata, Rigoletto and Aida.
A must see if you love Back-to-back musical highlights, opera superstars soaring on stage, music from La Traviata, Rigoletto and Aida.
Bizet
Carmen
10 July – 19 September 2025, Sydney Opera House
15 – 25 November 2025, Regent Theatre, Melbourne
When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. This adrenaline-pumping ride through love and jealousy has famous music, including the Toreador song, and a thrilling plot.
A must-see if you love Gritty dramas with a bit of crime and romance thrown in, hearing opera’s most famous tunes, and music you can tap your toes to.
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Dvořák
Rusalka
19 July – 11 August 2025
Sydney Opera House
A water nymph longs to live and love as a human and will sacrifice everything to get there. Australian soprano Nicole Car stars as Rusalka.
A must-see if you love The Little Mermaid, fantasy fiction, seeing one of Australia’s top exports debut a new role.
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Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
31 July – 27 August 2025
Sydney Opera House
One of the most playful operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro is a classic comedy brimming with sex, lies and endless surprises. Mozart’s famous melodies will have you humming along and singing the famous arias long after the curtain falls
A must see if you love A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Downton Abbey, enormous sets and disguises gone wrong.
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Puccini
La Bohème
23 August – 20 September 2025
Sydney Opera House
Glitzy sets, big emotions and stirring music fill the stage in this romantic classic. This much-loved production is set in the bohemian streets of 1930s Berlin. Expose your soul to the feelings that only music can express.
A must see if you love Devastating love stories, gorgeous costumes and impressive sets, the musical RENT, or Moulin Rouge.
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Musical
RENT
From 26 September 2025
Sydney Opera House
The musical that rocked Broadway is back! Step into the vibrant streets of New York City's East Village, where dreams are born, friendships are tested, and the power of love prevails against all odds.
A must-see if you love Rock opera, stories of heartbreak and resilience and Puccini’s La Bohème.
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Gluck
Orpheus & Eurydice
2 – 5 December 2025
Regent Theatre, Melbourne
Journey to the underworld and back with the grieving Orpheus. Awe-inspiring acrobatics meet Gluck’s exquisite music in this genre-busting production created with the internationally renowned Circa.
A must-see if you love contemporary circus or dance, fantasy novels or nerding out on ancient myths and legends
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Opera Gala at the Sydney Opera House
31 December 2024
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
A wild operatic celebration with a distinctively Australian flavour. Sydney’s world-famous New Year’s Eve fireworks are the cherry on top.
A must-see if you love big voices, big laughs and fireworks – both dramatic and literal.
Massenet
Cinderella on New Year's Eve
31 December 2024
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Feel all the magic of the fairy tale with enchanting music, playful choreography and extravagant costumes in this whimsical production of the classic opera.
A must-see if you love Happily-ever-afters, Disney films, gorgeous costumes and fun choreography. Short and sweet productions performed in English.
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Puccini
La Bohème National Tour
Experience the original bohemian love story. By the time this emotional opera finishes, you’ll know the answer to an eternal question: is love enough?
A must see if you love Devastating love stories, luscious melodies, the musical RENT.
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Book a Subscription Package and Save.
When you purchase a multi-pack subscription of two or more productions you unlock your exclusive subscriber discount, priority booking, and free ticket exchanges, among other exclusive benefits.
Enjoy the following discounted tickets when booking a Sydney Package:
- 10% off when you book 2 performances
- 15% off when you book 3 or 4 performances
- 20% off when you book 5+ performances
Or, enjoy 15% off tickets when booking 2 or more performances in Melbourne.