 Event |
The Phantom of the Opera
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| Venue |
Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquarie's Point, Sydney, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour |
| First Date |
23 March 2022 |
| Opening Date |
25 March 2022 |
| Last Date |
24 April 2022 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Experience the phenomenon as the Music of the Night resounds across Sydney Harbour.
The longest-running show in musical history is coming to the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stage in a dazzling new production.
This is The Phantom of the Opera as you've never seen it before. Under the stars, on a floating stage with the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and city skyline glittering in the background. With fireworks every night and themed pop-up bars and restaurants, this will be an unforgettable evening.
Having played for 35 years on the West End, and 34 on Broadway, this inspired interpretation of Gaston Leroux's novel remains one of the world's favourite musicals. The story of a mysterious masked man who lives beneath the Paris Opera House, and the beautiful young singer who becomes his obsession and muse, seduces generation after generation and continues to enchant long-time devotees.
Andrew Lloyd Webbe's score immortalised in one of the highest-selling cast albums of all time is studded with melodies famous the world over: from the haunting beauty of The Music of the Night and All I Ask of You, to the splendour of Masquerade, and the crashing chords of the title song.
Two of Australia's most in-demand theatrical talents, director Simon Phillips and designer Gabriela Tylesova, bring a whole new level of spectacle to the show's defining moments the mirror, the journey to the Phantom's lair, the chandelier on an enormous purposebuilt stage over the water.
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| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Musical
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
This outdoor version is not to be confused with the production that performed in the Sydney Opera House in August 2022. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber attended the premiere performance and performed a DJ set at the official afterparty. The season was plagued with issues, including heavy rainfall and multiple covid cases within the company, as well as accusations of bullying in the workplace.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/musicals/drama-on-the-harbour-phantom-of-the-opera-bullying-claims-unmasked-20220413-p5adbr.html?fbclid=IwAR1S4WUsAVS6YJo6ZkE0bNag2_hPnIqm4izwdNGQWAYWvvHxyEO_tSy2Yx4 |
| Web |
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar/26/phantom-of-the-opera-review-an-inventive-and-supersized-sydney-harbour-spectacular |
| Web |
https://opera.org.au/productions/the-phantom-of-the-opera-on-sydney-harbour/ |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
162340 |
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