6 Opera Performances in Sydney to Build an Evening Around

1.Sydney Opera House Official Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,770 reviews · from $34Our pick

Follow a local guide through the Sydney Opera House for one hour, seeing two performance venues, elegant foyers, the shell tiles, and spaces usually closed to the public. Guides such as Peter, Sheila, Michael, and Laura have earned praise for clear stories and lively delivery. Expect about 300 stairs.

“A must! We only wish we booked a night comedy or concert. Quite the experience walking through and learning the history of the Opera House.”

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2.Sydney: Sunrise Kayak, Opera House & Under Harbour Bridge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 869 reviews · 2 hours · from $126Top rated

Start at Milson Park Boatramp in Kirribilli for a beginner-friendly sunrise paddle with qualified guides. You’ll pass the Opera House, glide beneath the Harbour Bridge, enjoy LED-lit kayaks before dawn, and finish with a $20 breakfast credit at Flying Bear Café.

“Guides are super friendly, great excursion even for non experience.”

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3.Sydney: Great Opera Hits Ticket at the Sydney Opera House

Spend an evening in the Joan Sutherland Theatre with Opera Australia singers performing famous arias by Bizet, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi, and more. This is a concert of opera highlights, not a full staged opera, with piano accompaniment and no required dress code.

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4.Sydney Opera House Backstage Guided Tour with Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 329 reviews · from $142

Start at the Stage Door at 6:45am for a three-hour tour of backstage areas, rehearsal spaces, stages, dressing rooms, props, and orchestra pits. Guides such as Bella, Bruce, Steve, and Michael share theatre stories before breakfast in the Green Room. Expect more than 300 stairs.

“Fascinating to see the behind the scenes of the opera house and the other theatres. Our tour guide Steve was fantastic!”

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5.Opera at the Sydney Opera House Show Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 269 reviews · from $49

Choose a seasonal Opera Australia performance at the Sydney Opera House, from Verdi and Puccini to Broadway musicals. You’ll receive a mobile ticket, select from four seating levels, and watch with English surtitles. Add a pre-show drink beside Sydney Harbour for a memorable night.

“The theme about enduring love is timeless but Violeta’s illness should be changed from tuberculosis to something else. Why? TB is contagious and if she did have active infectious process, it could have been very unfortunate for the others around her to be infected. Cancer of the cervix should have been more appropriate since she is a courtesan and that their promiscuous lifestyle during that era cannot be ignored.”

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6.Opera Performance Tickets at the Sydney Opera House

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 202 reviews · from $130

Book an Opera Australia performance in the Joan Sutherland Theatre and choose from Carmen, Rusalka, The Marriage of Figaro, or La Bohème. Collect your ticket at the box office, arrive early for the famous building, and enjoy a two to three-hour performance with English surtitles.

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