Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour

24 Mar-15 Apr ,

Around Town,

Classical,

Music,

Opera,

Theatre

Beautiful music and a breathtaking spectacle

First published on . Updated on 12 Apr 2012.

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In Sydney, if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing with harbour views and glass of bubbly. Why spend an autumn evening stuck inside the Sydney Opera House when you could be in the delightful gardens of Mrs Macquaries Point? And since you’re there after dark, how about some fireworks? And if you’re taking on Verdi’s La Traviata you’ll want a decent-sized stage for the orchestra and chorus, so why not just build one over the water? Hey, they can just take it down after the three-week run... And given a budget of $12 million, why not throw in a nine-metre chandelier? If you’re getting a top soprano to sing the most famous drinking song in the operatic repertoire, why not crank her up to the chandelier with a camouflaged 26-metre crane? It’s all so obvious, we can’t understand why nobody thought of it before.

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Mrs Macquaries Point


Address
Mrs Macquaries Rd

Sydney 2000

Price from $85.00 to $295.00

Date 24 Mar-15 Apr

Open 7.30pm

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