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Sydney Opera House & The Australian Ballet Dinner with Drinks Package
6 h
Dinner
About this activity
Visit: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point Easy walk from Circular Quay Train Station, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 Australia
You will begin the evening with a VIP guided tour of the Sydney Opera House followed by a two course evening meal with paired beverages at either Bennelong, Aria or Portside restaurant. End the evening with a must see performance by the Australian Ballet.
The Australian Ballet has a diverse and exciting repertoire of full-length classic ballets and contemporary works from leading international and Australian choreographers. This internationally acclaimed company is hailed for its vibrancy and technical style.
Likely to Sell-out! Sydney Opera House and Australian Ballet Dinner Package regularly sells out weeks in advance. Book now to avoid disappointment!
ITINERARY
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A Reserve – A Reserve tickets will normally be more towards the aisle of a row, and will still have a very good view of the whole stage.
B Reserve – B Reserve tickets will be either aisle seats or seats very close to the aisle on either side of a row.
The evening begins with a guided tour of the Sydney Opera House, then afterwards, your guide will escort you to Bennelong restaurant or Portside Sydney for dinner and drinks, then end the night with a performance from the Australian Ballet, as per the performance schedule below.
2019 Performances at the Sydney Opera House:
Giselle
Duration: 1 hour & 20 min approx
High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Giselle …”
Oscar Wilde’s lyrical story of a statue who gives his all to help humanity is full of poetic beauty, heartbreak, sly humour and sharp social commentary. In 2019, Graeme Murphy, who created The Australian Ballet’s acclaimed modern versions of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, turns his flair for transformative storytelling to Wilde’s moving tale. The possibilities for dance in Wilde’s characters – the golden Prince, his loyal friend the Swallow, the seductive Reed, the pitiful Match Girl – will be fabulously realised in Murphy’s distinctive choreographic style.
This all-Australian world premiere will feature a specially commissioned score from the renowned composer Christopher Gordon, who composed the scores for the films Mao’s Last Dancer and Master and Commander, alongside the work of award-winning artist and director Kim Carpenter, who adapted the story and created the colourful design,for the ballet. Playful and poignant, The Giselle will capture children’s imagination with its vivid spectacle and adults’ attention with its timely message: a kind heart shines brighter than gold.
May 2019: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16
Sylvia
Duration: TBC
Meet Sylvia: she’s a legend.
The story of Sylvia – an arrow-wielding nymph who scorns love, falls in love, outwits her abductor and wins through to happiness – first became a ballet in Paris over 150 years ago. The delightful Delibes score, which drew a rave review from Tchaikovsky, has since attracted some of the world’s leading choreographers, including Ivanov, Ashton, Balanchine and Neumeier. In 2019, Stanton Welch’s new production of Sylvia will have its Australian premiere. Welch, who recently staged his versions of La Bayadère and Romeo and Juliet on The Australian Ballet’s stage, is a resident choreographer of the company, the artistic director of Houston Ballet and one of the art form’s great storytellers. His full-length Sylvia revolves around three intertwining love stories and features a striking new design by Jérôme Kaplan (sets and costumes) and Wendell K. Harrington (projections), the creative dream team behind The Australian Ballet’s Cinderella. Welch’s Sylvia (which requires the lead ballerinas to learn sword-fighting) promises three strong superheroines, all the passion and humour of Greek myth, virtuoso dancing and one of ballet’s most charming scores.
November 2019: 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
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You will begin the evening with a VIP guided tour of the Sydney Opera House followed by a two course evening meal with paired beverages at either Bennelong, Aria or Portside restaurant. End the evening with a must see performance by the Australian Ballet.
The Australian Ballet has a diverse and exciting repertoire of full-length classic ballets and contemporary works from leading international and Australian choreographers. This internationally acclaimed company is hailed for its vibrancy and technical style.
Likely to Sell-out! Sydney Opera House and Australian Ballet Dinner Package regularly sells out weeks in advance. Book now to avoid disappointment!
ITINERARY
--------------------
A Reserve – A Reserve tickets will normally be more towards the aisle of a row, and will still have a very good view of the whole stage.
B Reserve – B Reserve tickets will be either aisle seats or seats very close to the aisle on either side of a row.
The evening begins with a guided tour of the Sydney Opera House, then afterwards, your guide will escort you to Bennelong restaurant or Portside Sydney for dinner and drinks, then end the night with a performance from the Australian Ballet, as per the performance schedule below.
2019 Performances at the Sydney Opera House:
Giselle
Duration: 1 hour & 20 min approx
High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Giselle …”
Oscar Wilde’s lyrical story of a statue who gives his all to help humanity is full of poetic beauty, heartbreak, sly humour and sharp social commentary. In 2019, Graeme Murphy, who created The Australian Ballet’s acclaimed modern versions of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, turns his flair for transformative storytelling to Wilde’s moving tale. The possibilities for dance in Wilde’s characters – the golden Prince, his loyal friend the Swallow, the seductive Reed, the pitiful Match Girl – will be fabulously realised in Murphy’s distinctive choreographic style.
This all-Australian world premiere will feature a specially commissioned score from the renowned composer Christopher Gordon, who composed the scores for the films Mao’s Last Dancer and Master and Commander, alongside the work of award-winning artist and director Kim Carpenter, who adapted the story and created the colourful design,for the ballet. Playful and poignant, The Giselle will capture children’s imagination with its vivid spectacle and adults’ attention with its timely message: a kind heart shines brighter than gold.
May 2019: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16
Sylvia
Duration: TBC
Meet Sylvia: she’s a legend.
The story of Sylvia – an arrow-wielding nymph who scorns love, falls in love, outwits her abductor and wins through to happiness – first became a ballet in Paris over 150 years ago. The delightful Delibes score, which drew a rave review from Tchaikovsky, has since attracted some of the world’s leading choreographers, including Ivanov, Ashton, Balanchine and Neumeier. In 2019, Stanton Welch’s new production of Sylvia will have its Australian premiere. Welch, who recently staged his versions of La Bayadère and Romeo and Juliet on The Australian Ballet’s stage, is a resident choreographer of the company, the artistic director of Houston Ballet and one of the art form’s great storytellers. His full-length Sylvia revolves around three intertwining love stories and features a striking new design by Jérôme Kaplan (sets and costumes) and Wendell K. Harrington (projections), the creative dream team behind The Australian Ballet’s Cinderella. Welch’s Sylvia (which requires the lead ballerinas to learn sword-fighting) promises three strong superheroines, all the passion and humour of Greek myth, virtuoso dancing and one of ballet’s most charming scores.
November 2019: 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Included
- VIP Guided Sydney Opera House tour
- Two course dinner with paired wines at either Bennelong, Aria or Portside Restaurant
- Performance ticket to a world-class Ballet performance
- Entry/Admission - Sydney Opera House
Not included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- The VIP guided tour contains approx 200 steps - Low Impact
- Wheelchair accessible, you must advise at the time of booking if wheelchair assistance/seating is required
- Please advise at time of booking of dietary requirements
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
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Food
75%
Cultural
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Tourism
45%
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Loved this experience. The tour exceeded expectations with insight to the history and engineering of this iconic structure. Also you get to be backstage and inside all the theaters while they are empty and see the inner workings of the theaters. Booking this package allows you to experience all three parts - the tour, dinner, and the show - with just one reservation, so it is a lot less stress and work on your end. The tour guide ensures you get to the restaurant just in time and the dinner is over with plenty of time to get to the show. It is all so convenient. We ate at Bennelong and the food was superb. The one thing I caution on is that everything I read prior stated the dress for the Opera House and the restaurant was smart casual - we wanted to dress up in skirt/dress pants and were glad we did. Everyone near us in the restaurant and the theater was very dressed up aside from one couple I saw in casual wear. We chose the most expensive seats in the package so folks in the balcony may have been more casual, but if you want to blend in I would suggest dressing up.
I really enjoyed the tour of the Sydney Opera House and getting to see a performance there. Our guide was very knowledgable about the architecture as well as the performances. While the ballet itself wasn't particularly notable, I greatly enjoyed the experience of seeing it in the opera house. The dinner was also a nice addition to the evening, although the food itself wasn't all that memorable. Overall, I would highly recommend this experience.
A great package which included the tour, meal and ticket to the ballet. No hiccups in the entire event which was professionally organised and lived up to our expectations - well done to all involved.
I enjoyed the evening tremendously. The tour was great and informative, the dinner was great and performance very beautiful. I would have liked to be able to choose my seats in the theater. Instead, we found out the seatings just before the performance. But overall great evening and worth every penny!
Dinner could not have been better. The guide was courteous and what he knew was interesting, but I had thought we would see the backstage. Unfortunately I didn't know about the breakfast tour which the guide indicated was the tour that would have shown the mechanics of the building. The performance was incredible.