Using a performance time to understand the culture and history of Sydney and the world in the highest palace of elegant art is an indispensable local experience for a new generation of deep freestyle players who love classical music, and it is also a great opportunity to upgrade the free travel experience. So do you know how to select seats in the opera hall and what specific activities are there? Follow me and have a look!
Tips：
- This introduction is an advanced version of the Sydney Opera House play. some basic knowledge is not repeated here because of the length.
Traveling in Sydney, of course, you can`t miss the Sydney Opera House. Created by Danish designer Jon Wusong, the Sydney Opera House, which was built from 1959 to its formal completion in 1973, is one of the legendary buildings of the 20th century. On June 28, 2007, the building was named World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, the common country.
Sydney Opera House by Bhuminan Piyathasanan
Introduction to main performance hall.
The main performance halls of the Sydney Opera House include the concert hall, Concert Hall, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Theatre, Drama Theatre, Theatre, Playhouse, Studio and Urumph Room Utzon Room, where we focus on the main venues for public performance-Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre.
Concert Hall The Concert Hall
Located in the heart of the Sydney Opera House, the largest performing hall can hold 2000 people. The concert hall is designed to be particularly strict with vocal features, with high arched ceilings and birch wallboards made in Australia, as well as the world`s largest mechanical wooden chain organ with more than 10000 air ducts.
Concert Hall by Robert Catto
Joan Sutherland Theatre Joan Sutherland Theatre
The location of the Joan Sutherland Theatre is under the second sail of the Opera House. Named after Australian soprano Joan Sutherland (John Joan Sutherland), the theater is the second largest performance in the Sydney Opera House, accommodating 1500 guests. Both the Australian Ballet (Australian Ballet) and the Australian Opera Company (Opera Australia) use the theater as their main venue. The seats at the Joan Sutherland Theater are arranged in an arc of low front and back height, with four small tall seats on both sides. The whole audience was painted dark to prevent the reflection of the stage lights.
Joan Sutherland Theatre by Prudence Upton
Introduction to major resident art troupes
The Sydney Opera House is also home to Australia`s well-known theatrical troupes and symphony orchestras, including Bell Shakespeare, Australian opera companies or Australian ballet, which are known all over the world.
Australian Chamber Symphony Orchestra Australian Chamber Orchestra
The established Australian Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1975. Since 1990, led by artistic director Richard Tognetti, more than 100 concerts have been held in Australia each year. Whether it`s in, New York in Manhattan or in Australia. Recent masterpieces include Mozart`s final Symphony, Beethoven: fugue, and the soundtrack of the highly acclaimed film cooperative music Mountain.
Web site: https://www.aco.com.au
Bell Shakespeare Company Bell Shakespeare
With 25 years of experience, the Bell Shakespeare Company specializes in William Shakespeare`s classics. It is Australia`s leading national theatre company, three times a year, mainly produced and toured all over the country.
Web site: https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au
Opera Australia.
Australian Opera Company is one of the main opera companies in Australia. Accompanied by the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, it performs at the Sydney Opera House for about eight months a year, while the rest of the time is accompanied by the Victoria Orchestra at the Melbourne Art Center. Since 2012, it has been able to order operas such as Song and Dance Girl, Lady Butterfly, Turando, Aida and Carmen.
Web site: https://opera.org.au
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Founded in Sydney in 1934, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra of the national treasure class. As the representative of the whole Sydney city culture, the orchestra is the cultural envoy of the Olympic Art Festival and glowed brightly at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The orchestra`s recording of Australian composer Peter Skolsop has been well received, and the interpretation of Mahler Wagner`s works, as well as his 1988 tour in the United States, have had a good response. Wagner`s opera, the Golden of Rhine, Mahler`s Symphony No. 2, Symphony No. 3, and contemporary Australian music, have been highly praised by the industry. The recent symphony soundtrack of Harry Potter: the Holy Grail of Flame has attracted magic fans from all over the world.
Website:https://www.sydneysymphony.com/.
Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet
Founded in 1956, this is another national treasure class performance group in Australia. The Australian Ballet actively introduces dancers and teachers from China, Britain, France, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the United States and other countries, as well as ballet college graduates from Asia, Latin America and Europe. The rich and colorful culture makes the ballet a microcosm of modern Australia. There are as many as 200 performances a year, which is very recognized by the local audience! The classic ballet "Swan Lake" Giselle "Nutcracker" and so on, the dance troupe will also work with the world famous choreographer to rearrange the classic dance drama, such as the coming Spartacus.
Web site: https://australianballet.com.au
Tips：
Want to know more about the Sydney Opera House and these resident theaters? Then don`t miss the explanation trip to the Sydney Opera House. There are options in Chinese and English! If you want to travel in depth, it is recommended to choose a 60-minute itinerary, so that you can go to the Opera House to explore the depth of the 4 visit points, stay longer, can visit more venues and theatres!
Introduction to 2018 performance
Opera
Aida Aida
Time: 18 July-31 August
Venue: Joan Sutherland Theatre
Length of performance: 3 hours (one break)
Language: Italian, English subtitles
Reason for recommendation: travel through ancient Egypt in song to witness the love triangle of ancient Egyptian court in troubled times
See: four acts of opera, created by Italian songwriter Giuseppe Verdi, based on the original work of the French ancient Egyptian archaeologist Mariette.
Photo of Aida Aida
[Aida] tells the sad love between Aida, a former Ethiopian princess but forced to be an Egyptian slave, the charismatic young Egyptian general Ladames, and the Egyptian princess Amnaris, who fell in love with Ladames alone. In the end, Eladames was closed into the tomb of the temple by Amnaris because he did not want to forget Aida, and then Aida, who came to the temple, entered the tomb of the temple and slept forever with Ladames.
Jester Rigoletto
Time: 26 June-24 August 2018
Venue: Joan Sutherland Theatre
Length of performance: 2 hours and 20 minutes (one break)
Language: Italian, English subtitles
Reasons for recommendation: world famous music, royal family, lust, loyalty, revenge
Look at it: adapted from the satirical literature of Victoria Hugo, the literary master, the King has created three images: indecisive character, change of inner feelings, multi-ended courtiers, affectionate duke and fantasy Gilda.
A picture of Rigoletto, a jester.
Ricoletto, the protagonist, looks ugly and has an ugly back and works as a jester in the court. The young and beautiful Duke of Mantua was dedicated to playing with women, while Rigoreto often conspired for the Duke to seduce his wife and daughter, causing resentment, and everyone decided to retaliate against him and let him unconsciously take part in the abduction of his beloved daughter Gilda. After Rigoreto handed over his daughter to the Duke, he decided to hire an assassin to kill the Duke. When he took the pocket of the corpse from the assassin and thought that the great work had been done, he suddenly heard the duke singing, hurriedly opened his pocket, and found that it was filled with a dying daughter, which made him miserable. It turned out that the girl, who had learned of the assassination plan, was so affectionate to the false Duke that she was willing to die for the Duke for love.
The Turkish are in The Turk in Italy, Italy.
Time: 10 August-1 September 2018
Venue: Joan Sutherland Theatre
Length of performance: 3 hours (one break)
Language: Italian, English subtitles
Reasons for recommendation: gorgeous clothes, exquisite performance, a absurd and lively comedy
See: a few famous songs include the duet "Beautiful Italy" (bella italia) duet "you are Turkish, so you can`t trust > (siete turchi, non vi credo) duet" good Turkish Custom "(d, un bell`uso di turchia), etc.
The story takes place in Naples, where the poet Pross Duccimore is pondering the theme of the play. The opera revolves around the love between Prince Sirim of Turkey and his favorite Gypsy, Chai Ida, and Theolera, the wife of Don Jeroo, a frivolous woman full of desire and enthusiasm and her loyal admirer, Nakisso. The Turkish prince was addicted to Fiorilla, but after countless misunderstandings caused by the change of clothes, everyone was finally happy, and her lover was finally married, and Fiolera was determined not to wander.
Mrs. Belon, Evita.
Time: 13 September-3 November 2018
Venue: Joan Sutherland Theatre
Language: English
Reason for recommendation: a rare biography of political figures in opera history records Mrs. Belon`s short 33-year-old life, from illegitimate children to sovereignty.
Watch: Argentina don`t cry for me. Familiar and beautiful melodies, Melbourne-born international pop singer Tina Elena Tina Arena turns to opera as the heroine. You don`t know who Tina Elaine is? She is the singer of the theme song of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, oh, and there are a lot of pop songs that have been sung so far. Oh, give you a song of her.
Avita Belon (1919 / 1952), the second wife of former Argentine President Juan Belon, also known as "Mrs. Belon", is known as the mother of Argentina and Argentina`s never-withering rose. She used to be an illegitimate child from a poor family. She later became Juan Belon`s wife, promoted "Belonism" with her husband, founded and established the Argentine "first Lady" Foundation and the Poor Relief Center, won the right to vote for Argentine women and other rights, safeguarding the interests of the poor and being loved by the people.
Symphony
Muller Symphony No. 6 No.6
Mahler Six
Play tracks
BRITTEN Les Illuminations
MAHLER Symphony No.6
Introduction: Gustav Mahler (1860 / 1911), Austrian composer, conductor. As a composer, he is a bridge between the German and Austrian traditions of the 19 th century and the modernist music of the early 20 th century. Mahler focuses on death and is obsessed with death. His sixth symphony, No.6, is a tragic symphony, a tragedy of how people go to death.
Revelations of Brahms: symphony No. 4
Brahms Revelation: Symphony No. 4
Play tracks
ELGAR Serenade for strings
DEAN Cello Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No.4
Introduction: Johnannes Brahms (1833 / 1897) is a German composer in the middle of romanticism. Brahms apocalypse: symphony No. 4 comes from a lot of materials, the most prominent of which is Beethoven`s work. The song may have been inspired by the tragic work of ancient Greek playwright Sauffolus, who Brahms was reading at the time.
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Ballet article
Spartacus Spartacus
09 November-24 November 2018
Venue: Joan Sutherland Theatre
Length of performance: 117 minutes (no intermission)
From slave gladiators to heroic epic stories against tyranny, majestic stage settings and the beauty of the power of Australian ballet are important points in Spartacus Ballet! Different from the traditional ballet narrative, it shows a breathtaking historical story. The dance drama not only has the performance of classical ballet, but also inserts other dance elements, which makes the whole dance scene magnificent and exciting, and it is a very ornamental ballet.
Cinderella Cinderella
30 November-19 December 2018
Venue: Joan Sutherland Theatre
Length of performance: 154 minutes (2 midfield breaks)
Produced by today`s most popular choreographer, Alexei Ratmanski (Alexei Ratmansky), especially for the Australian Ballet, Cinderella Ballet has storytelling elements that we know well include lively heroines, chic princes, kind godmothers and evil`s stepmothers. Fairy tales move back to the stage, like a new bottle of old wine. Ballet fans can`t miss it.
The talent teaches you how to choose the stands.
Suggestions for the selection of seats in theatres and ballet
In general, Premium is the best position, generally facing the auditorium center, area A, B and C are usually in the circle range, C area is the farthest. How to buy good seats at low price ticket? This is a question, but according to my amateur show fan`s experience, this is basically unlikely, after all, there is a common word``cheap and bad goods`` . Selecting cheaper seats not only affects the quality of the play, but also may also have some occlusion or such problems. So choose AReserve or Premium tickets if possible, believe that there will be better guarantee for viewing.
Suggestions on the selection of symphony recitals
The most important thing about symphony is to listen, in fact, if only listen, no matter which position, for the listener, there is little difference. Excellent concert halls, from ceiling to ground materials and shapes are based on architectural acoustics, extremely fastidious. But if your requirements for sound quality reach the absolute pursuit of perfection, then generally speaking, the middle position is the best position, because it is not separated from the stage.
But if you also pursue to see, then it is particularly important to observe the finger, observe the expression, observe the interaction between the musician and the conductor. Look at the door according to the position of the musician. Choose a seat that can be seen clearly according to the position of the musician. For example, if you pursue the finger of the symphony pianist, then you can choose the left seat, and so on.
Attention should be paid to when watching the performance
- You can never take pictures after the show starts. At the same time, the mobile phone must also remember to mute or turn off the phone. You can take a few pictures before the start or during the break.
- Basically every performance in midfield will have a rest time, do not think it is over on the leave oh! (when I saw the first opera in my life, I thought the break was over, but fortunately I was reminded by the staff about leave before I hurried back to my seat to continue in the second half.)
- Basically, watching opera or ballet has no hard requirements for clothing, but I personally suggest wearing it a little more formally, because after all, we represent the Chinese when we go abroad.
- Many popular performances are usually sold out half a month in advance, and buying tickets on the spot is basically an impossible task, so if you are interested in experiencing a performance at the Sydney Opera House, be sure to buy them in advance!
Introduction to Gao Ruge Restaurant of Opera House
Would you like a romantic dinner before the show? Sydney Opera House food is also not to be missed Oh! There are two restaurants with two hats, Bennelong and Aria.. Bennelong is located in the opera house, Aria is located outside the opera house, the so-called different dining and viewing experiences, these two are want to experience Sydney food dinners should not be missed oh!
Bennelong Restaurant.
Picture of by official website of Bennelong Restaurant
The decoration of Bennelong Restaurant was completed at a cost of 4 million in 2015, and it is also the biggest restaurant as part of the Opera House! And then there`s the soul of the restaurant, the chef! three hat chefs, Peter Gilmore, joined hands to present Australian authentic food to diners around the world, his second restaurant after the success of three hat restaurants, Quay. It wasn`t long before the opening won the seventh place of Australia's top 100 restaurants (2016) selected by Good Food Guide.
Address: Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW 2000
Web site: https://www.bennelong.com.au
Tel: (61 2) 9240 8000
Picture of by official website of Bennelong Restaurant
Aria Restaurant
The ARIA restaurant, which has been shortlisted for the 2012 Sydney Herald Morning Post good Food Guide, overlooks the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House and offers a magnificent view of the harbour. The chef at ARIA is Matt Moran, a famous chef whose well-cooked modern cuisine goes well with the food, and is a hot spot for diners and gluttoners.
Address: 1 macquarie street
East Circular Quay, Sydney 2000
Website:https://www.ariasydney.com.au.
Tel: 61 2 9240 2255
Picture of by official website of ARIA Restaurant
epilogue
Thank you for reading. I hope this advanced introduction to the Sydney Opera House will bring you new travel information and ideas! I also wish you a smooth trip to Australia.
Author: Joe Oceania Tourism (Oceania Travel Management Pty. Ltd)
