What's On at the Sydney Opera House

Club Swizzle – classy cabaret from the creators of La Soiree
9 December – 29 January 2017
From $69.90
The Studio
Following its premiere in The Studio last year, this scintillating new season of Club Swizzle marks the triumphant return of a company that has been seducing Sydney with top-shelf cabaret since the 2012 debut season of La Soiree.
 
Summer Playground
6 – 29 January 2017
Western Broadwalk, Western Foyers
Stroll down the Western Broadwalk and soak up the vintage carnival vibe. Enjoy the free entertainment and activities, dine alfresco and cool down at the pop-up harbourside bar.   

The Funatorium: Mad Hatter's Tea Party – a chaotic cabaret for kids (ages 5 and over)
7 – 22 January 2017
From $29
The Studio
Hats on! Tea Poured! Silly faces at the ready! A tea party made just for kids has rolled into town. Inspired by Lewis Carroll's classic tale Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, kids will be whisked into a weird and wonderful world full of acrobatics, circus, singing, dancing and roller skates.

Amanda Palmer – An evening with Amanda Palmer
21 January
From $49
Concert Hall
Five years after her Opera House show, the reigning queen of punk cabaret, and founding Dresden Doll, continues her love affair with Australia, returning solo to the very same Concert Hall that spawned her 2011 love-letter album, Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under.  

Nigel Kennedy – Vivaldi: The New Four Seasons + Dedications 
27 – 28 January
From $89.00
Concert Hall

Titled 'The New Four Seasons', Kennedy will take you on a familiar but electrifying new journey with trademark flair, bringing his fresh interpretations of the music whilst keeping Vivaldi's Four Seasons at the heart.        

BARBU – Canadian hipster circus make their daring Opera House debut
8 February – 4 March
From $39.90
The Studio
These big-bellied carnies from Canada's francophone heartland make their Opera House debut – and stray dangerously close to the edge.

Explosions in the Sky – Cathartic rock royalty make their Concert Hall debut
23 February
From $49
Concert Hall
Texan post-rock giants will brinf their soaring, guitar-driven mini-symphonies to the Concert Hall as part of the Sydney Opera House's summer music program.  

Warpaint – Returning to Australia for their Concert Hall debut  
25 February
From $49
Concert Hall
It's been three years and two world tours since LA quartet Warpaint ifrst played in australia. Since then they've titled their murky art-rock jams towards the dancefloor – and the sort of high-octane performance befitting their Concert Gall debut during the Opera House's summer music program.

Conor Oberst – Indie's poet-prince makes Opera House debut
27 February 2017
From $69
Concert Hall
He's been hailed as -the new Bob Dylan' and named songwriter of the year by Rolling Stone. Now Conor Oberst makes his Opera House debut in an intimate and exclusive Australian performance.

All About Women5 March 2017
Ticket prices vary
Academy Award-winning actor and advocate Geena Davis, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mei Fong, writer and fat acceptance activist Lindy West, Worimi entrepeneur Josephine Cashman and author Clementine Ford headline the fifth All About Women program, the Sydney Opera House's annual festival exploring the issues that matter to women.

Kasabian
8 - 9 March 2017
Ticket from $89 +bf
Proclaimed heirs to Oasis by the Gallaghers themselves, Leicester's stadium rock rogues preview their sixth album in two Australian exclusive Opera House performances.

Taste of the Opera House
2 April – 3 December 2017
$295
Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen, Portside Sydney, Bennelong
Wine and dine your way around the Sydney Opera House's restaurants and bars on our new Taste of the Opera House experience. An entirely different way to experience Australia's most inspiring building while taking in the culinary delights of some of Sydney's best chefs.