Sydney’s best musicals in 2025
Book tickets for two musicals and save!
Looking to fill your 2025 with song and dance? We’ve got you covered. We’re performing some outstanding musicals next year: from an extravagant production of the Broadway classic Guys & Dolls to a new production of legendary rock musical, RENT.
Buy tickets today to just two productions and become an Opera Australia subscriber. This allows you
- First access to tickets for RENT and Candide, and the rest of our 2025 season;
- A discount on tickets;
- Free ticket exchanges if you can no longer make the performance you booked;
- The option to pay for your tickets in instalments.
Hadestown tickets are not available as part of a 2025 package. But subscribers will be sent an exclusive 10% discount code for Hadestown upon completing their purchase.
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.
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.
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.
Musical
Hadestown
From Feb 2025
Theatre Royal, Sydney
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.
Want to experience even more thrilling music in 2025? These operas have musical theatre in their DNA.
Bizet
Carmen
10 July – 19 September 2025
Sydney Opera House
Meet opera’s most dangerous heroine. Carmen is packed with dramatic thrills, tunes you know, and infectious Latin-inspired rhythms.
Puccini
La Bohème
23 August – 20 September 2025
Sydney Opera House
Discover the opera that inspired Moulin Rouge and RENT in a timeless, glittering and deeply moving staging.