Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: West Side Story
Opera Australia presents
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: West Side Story

22 Mar 2024 to 21 Apr 2024

Tonight, tonight the world is wild and bright. Going mad, shooting sparks into space!

Musical masterpiece West Side Story exploded onto Broadway in 1957 in a sensational storm of exuberant dance and wistful romance. It was a phenomenon that never faded, “an incandescent piece of work” (The New York Times).

In 2024, the iconic musical returns to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in an electrifying, larger-than-life staging. Experience the greatest score ever written for musical theatre, dynamic dance numbers that soar through the open air, and a love story for the ages.

It’s war on New York’s Upper West Side in this modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet. The Jets and the Sharks are locked in a fierce turf battle, but as the two teen gangs hurtle down a dangerous path, Tony and Maria cross enemy lines, dreaming of a time and place where they can love freely.

Leonard Bernstein’s score is punctuated with hits: ‘America’, ‘Tonight’, ‘Maria’, ‘I Feel Pretty’, and the enduring ‘Somewhere’.

Opera and musical theatre great Francesca Zambello directs a production that revels in all that’s beautiful about West Side Story, with designers Brian Thomson and Jennifer Irwin transforming Sydney into a slice of New York.

See why this staging became the highestselling ever on the harbour-top stage, delighting audiences and critics. Limelight called it “a wonderful production that uses the large, outdoor space cleverly, thrills with its electrifying choreography and catchy, complex score ★★★★½”.

If you’ve never been to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, prepare for a remarkable night out. Arrive early to enjoy the sun setting over Sydney Harbour as you raise a glass and drink in the view at one of the five pop-up bars and restaurants on site. Then take your place in the grandstand by the water to enjoy the enthralling show, complete with live orchestra hidden beneath the dramatic stage and fireworks in the balmy night air.

 

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Venue
Fleet Steps - Mrs Macquarie's Point
Session TimesTicket PricesDuration
2 hours 45 minutes, including interval
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Wed 18 Jun 2025, 7:00pm9:20pm
Thu 19 Jun 2025, 7:00pm9:20pm
Fri 20 Jun 2025, 7:30pm9:50pm
Sat 21 Jun 2025, 2:00pm4:20pm
Sat 21 Jun 2025, 7:30pm9:50pm
Sun 22 Jun 2025, 1:00pm3:20pm
Sun 22 Jun 2025, 6:00pm8:20pm
Wed 25 Jun 2025, 7:00pm9:20pm
Thu 26 Jun 2025, 7:00pm9:20pm
Fri 27 Jun 2025, 7:30pm9:50pm
Sat 28 Jun 2025, 2:00pm4:20pm
Sat 28 Jun 2025, 7:30pm9:50pm
Sun 29 Jun 2025, 1:00pm3:20pm
Sun 29 Jun 2025, 6:00pm8:20pm
Wed 2 Jul 2025, 7:00pm9:20pm
Thu 3 Jul 2025, 7:00pm9:20pm
Fri 4 Jul 2025, 7:30pm9:50pm
Sat 5 Jul 2025, 2:00pm4:20pm
Sat 5 Jul 2025, 7:30pm9:50pm
Sun 6 Jul 2025, 1:00pm3:20pm
Sun 6 Jul 2025, 6:00pm8:20pm
Wed 9 Jul 2025, 7:00pm9:20pm
Thu 10 Jul 2025, 7:00pm9:20pm
Fri 11 Jul 2025, 7:30pm9:50pm
Sat 12 Jul 2025, 2:00pm4:20pm
Sat 12 Jul 2025, 7:30pm9:50pm
Sun 13 Jul 2025, 1:00pm3:20pm
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