SIX the Musical, the global phenomenon which has taken the world by storm, has announced seasons at The Civic in Auckland and Newcastle’s Civic Theatre in 2025. The Tony Award-winning electrifying musical captivates audiences with its innovative and empowering take on history, redefining the boundaries of musical theatre and engaging audiences of all ages. The Australasian production is currently playing at Melbourne’s […]

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West Side Story? Harbourside story? How about both? From mid-March, the now annual Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour will once again bring the theatre outdoors, as well as adding a few fireworks, and backlighting it all with a glittering city skyline. For sheer spectacle, the 2024 iteration of Opera Australia’s autumnal excursion will be hard […]

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Sydney Harbour, Sydney.22 March 2024. Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour opened its 2024 season of West Side Story with an impressive bang this month. With the stunning backdrop of the Sydney Harbour and Opera House, on the water and under the stars, was set the perfect scene for this classic but tragic love story. West […]

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Opera Australia (OA) has announced that smash-hit musical West Side Story will return to the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stage in 2024, along with renewed partnerships with Dr Haruhisa Handa’s International Foundation for Arts and Culture and Destination NSW. This electrifying, larger-than-life production of West Side Story opened in 2019, to rapturous acclaim and remains the most successful […]

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Jagged Little Pill, the Grammy and Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by Alanis Morissette’s ground-breaking album of the same name, will triumphantly return to Theatre Royal Sydney from 9 July.  The production’s premiere season of only two-and-a-half weeks opened the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Sydney in December 2021, to sold out audiences, standing ovations and outstanding reviews before continuing a smash hit run at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre.   Fresh from confirming a return to Neighbours, hosting ABC’s […]

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Opera Australia is calling for Australia’s finest vocalists, actors and dancers to audition for its brand new production of The Phantom of the Opera, which will take place on the iconic overwater, outdoor stage at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2022.  Auditions for principal and ensemble roles will be held virtually at first and then in-person […]

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The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. 26 March 2021.  It was a week of torrential rain and flooding, but on opening night of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, the clouds cleared to deliver the most idyllic evening for Verdi’s La Traviata. Opera Australia has taken audiences outside of the Sydney Opera House to a most beautiful world class location at Mrs Macquarie Point in the Royal Botanical Gardens to experience the magic and grandeur of opera outdoors. Audiences arrived early to enjoy a pre-show drink and […]

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Sydney Harbour, Sydney. 22 March 2019.  The review for this production is very simple – buy a ticket and go! THE END. In all seriousness, this is one show that musical theatre lovers should not miss! It is a beautiful production with the Sydney Harbour as extra eye candy, sunset going down as you take […]

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West Side Story, the iconic musical masterpiece, is premiering at the Handa Opera stage on Sydney Harbour this autumn. It’s the first time a musical is being featured on this outdoor stage under the stars, and for sisters Karli and Luca Dinardo, it will be their first time performing together in a professional musical production, […]

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By Kristy Johnson. Renowned Australian choreographer Stephen Baynes, most notably recognised for his work with The Australian Ballet, is lending his hand to the opera. An epic new outdoor production of Verdi’s tragic love story La Traviata, will see 16 dancers become a part of the visual spectacle, taking place on Sydney Harbour this March. […]

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