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Symphony Spectacular Inside/Out at the House

5 May 2023

For 50 years the Sydney Symphony has been resident at Sydney Opera House. In this concert they celebrate some of their most memorable moments in the Concert Hall.

Take your seat, Inside or Out

Inside (allocation exhausted)

In the Concert Hall

Outside

Live broadcast to the Forecourt 

All tickets $10 including transport & no booking fee!

Travel on public transport is included in your $10 Outside ticket to Sydney Opera House 50th Anniversary ‘Inside/Out at the House’ events on the Forecourt. Monday 1 to Sunday 7 May 2023 inclusive. Simply show your event ticket to transport staff when boarding the following services:

Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink Intercity services (non-booked services bounded by Bomaderry, Goulburn, Bathurst, Scone and Dungog stations)

Sydney Metro North West services

Sydney metropolitan and outer metropolitan route buses

Sydney and Newcastle Light Rail services

Sydney Ferries

Remember to keep your event ticket safe for your return journey or you’ll need to use your Opal card or contactless payment method, as you must have a valid ticket when travelling on public transport. Your travel entitlement is valid on the modes of public transport listed above until 4am the following day.

Note: an additional train station access fee applies for travel to or from Domestic and International Airport stations. The access fee is not covered by your event ticket travel entitlements.

Visit transportnsw.info/events for details

Celebrating 50 years of great music at The House

Join the Sydney Symphony for a celebration of the music which has moved and inspired Sydneysiders for half a century. From the very first performance in the Concert Hall in 1973 to today, the Sydney Symphony has been at the centre of the biggest moments in the history of this iconic building.

As part of Inside/Out at the House, the Sydney Symphony brings you some of these history-making moments featuring unforgettable music by Smetana, Wagner, Ross Edwards and many other great composers.

And to make sure everyone can join in the celebrations, tickets are only $20 in the recently reopened Concert Hall, or $10 to sit under the stars on the Sydney Opera House steps.

Presented by ABC Classic’s Genevieve Lang and conducted by Umberto Clerici.

Programme 
Programme to include:
EUGENE GOOSSENS Tam O’Shanter
RICHARD WAGNER 
Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Tannhäuser: Dich, teure halle
ROSS EDWARDS Maninyas: II. Chorale
HOLLY HARRISON Burnout
ELENA KATS-CHERNIN Stairs
MAURICE RAVEL Pavane for a Dead Princess
BEDŘICH SMETANA Má Vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)
RICHARD STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier: Suite

Artists
Umberto Clerici conductor
Anna-Louise Cole soprano
Andrew Haveron violin
Genevieve Lang presenter

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Opera House

NSW Government

This program is proudly supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW’s Blockbusters Funding initiative

Take your seat, Inside or Out

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