Guide to the Sydney Opera House : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia

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EPH PROMPT .Sydney Opera House

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Created: 2024

Collection Summary

Title
Sydney Opera House : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia
Date Range
1973-
Collection Number
EPH PROMPT .Sydney Opera House
Extent
1 collection
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Printed Collections

Introduction

Scope and Contents

Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.

The Sydney Opera House is Australia's busiest performing arts centre and an important community meeting place. It is located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, and widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture. The building was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973, it has more then seven venues and event spaces, and hosts to a wide range of events such as concerts, ballets, operas, and theatre productions. It has three resident companies: Opera Australia, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Physical Description Note
1 collection.

Item Descriptions

Class. Programs

1971-1972 season, September / Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Opera House (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 book.

Includes program of Ariodante by George Frideric Handel, libretto by Antonio Salvi, opera in three acts in Italian, Tuesday evening, September 14, 1971, at 7:30 and Thursday evening, September 16, 1971 at 7:30.

Concert for Darwin / Sydney Opera House, Saturday 4th January, 1975 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Featuring David Frost (Host), Winifred Atwell, Colleen Hewitt, Brian Cadd, Donald Smith, Dame Joan Hammond, June Bronhill, Toni Lamond, Don Lane, Barry Crocker, Ray Price, Roger Woodward, Mary Jane Boyd, Claire Poole Singers, Paul Hogan, Tommy Tycho, and Rolf Harris.

Crown matrimonial / Sydney Opera House, October 1985 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Cast: Faye Donaldson, June Salter, Kay Eklund, Antony Waddington, John Hambling, Virginia Rooksby, Jane Seaborn, Claire Crowther, and Michael Long.

Lauda's Mostly Mozart / Sydney Opera House, 1990 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Sydney Opera House Orchestra, conductor Max McBride, soloist Kathryn Selby, pianist at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Wednesday, 10th January, 1990.

Sydney Opera House spectacular, Monday 15 April 1996 Sydney Australia (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

11th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists. Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Great classics, Concert Hall, 8.00pm, The Australian Ballet / Onegin, Opera Theatre, 7.30pm, Sydney Theatre Company / Heretic, Drama Theatre, 8.00pm

Sydney Opera House presents Incognita, January 20 -25, January 28 - February 1, 2003, (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Conceived by Rachael Swain, co-directed by Rachael Swain and Koen Augustijnen, co-devised and performed by Scott Grayland, Katia Molino, Dalisa Pigram, Lee Wilson and Mirabelle Wouters with live musi performed by Ben Fink.

Sydney Opera House presents three of Australia's hottest companies the action pack, a season of dance theatre / The age of unbeauty / Upholster / Same, same but different, 25 June - 6 July, 9 - 21 July 2002 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

The age of unbeauty / Australian Dance Theatre, choreographed by Garry Stewart, 25 June - 6 July 2002 ; Upholster / BalletLab, choreographed by Phillip Adams, 26 June - 6 July 2002 ; Same, same but different / devised and directed by Kate Champion in collaboration with Force Majeure, produced by Performing Lines, 9 - 21 July 2002.

Sydney Opera House presents Alone it stands by John Breen / presented by Ross Mollison in association with the Sydney Opera House and produced by arrangement with Lane Productions, Ireland, Wednesday 17 and 25 July 2002 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program and 1 .

It opened at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre in Wollongong on Wednesday 17 July 2002 and at the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House on Thursday 25 July 2002.

Thirtieth, the birthday celebration 1973-2003, thirty years of inspiration / Sydney Opera House, Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 October 2003 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Featuring Sydney Symphony ; performing works by Anne Boyd, Ross Edwards, Ala John and Dennis Watkins, Graeme Koehne, Peter Sculthorpe and Carl Vine ; conducted by Luke Dollman ; music director Max Lambert ; staging director Gale Edwards ; your host for the evening Jacki Weaver.

Sydney Opera House presents the silvery anniversary concert celebrating 25 years of the Sydney Opera House grand organ, Sunday 5 September [2004] (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Hosted by Guyd Noble ; Seven of Australia's finest organists in order of appearance: David Drury, Sarah Kim, Cliff Bingham, Warwick Dunham, John Atwell, Robert Ampt, Amy Johansen ; guest artists in order of appearance: John foster (trumpet), Choir of St James Church, Sydney, Sergei Golovko (marimba).

Sydney Opera House presents Max Gillies and Eddie Perfect in the Big con by Guy Rundle, 19 November to 11 December 2004 (Item) - Box 1

A Sydney Opera House, Malthouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Melbourne production. Music and lyrics Eddie Perfect. Direction Aubrey Mellor and Denis Moore. World premier season, Playhouse Sydney Opera House.

Sydney Opera House presents the world premiere Philip Glass & Godfrey Reggio Qatsi trilogy, 6-7, 9 January 2005 (Item) - Box 1

Qatsi trilogy: Naqoyqatsi (life as war), Thursday 6 Jaunaury 2005, 8pm with featured cello solo by Maya Beiser, world premier ; Koyaanisqatsi (Life out of balance), Friday 7 January and Saturday 8 January 2005, 8pm ; Powaqqatsi (Life in transformation), Sunday 9 January 2005, 8pm.

Adventures in the dark, 2006 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Contemporary Performance Program. The first Adventures in the dark is an international program of innovative performaing arts presented by Sydney Opera House.

Live events / Sydney Opera House, Nov-Dec 2007 (Item) - Box 1

Highlights: Tales from the Vienna Woods, Dionne Warwick, Oper Australia's Christmas at the House.

Physical Location

1 program.

What's on / Sydney Opera House, Jan 08 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Highlights: The Magid of Le Grand Cirque, Carmen - an all new production, Sydney Festival Fever hits the House, High tea worthy of a standing ovation.

What's on / Sydney Opera House, Feb 08 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Highlights: Hemispheres World of Music Series, Valentine's Day gift ideas, Bell Shakespeare's As you like it, Opera Australia - A masked ball.

The Oracle, spring dance / Sydney Opera House, [2009] (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Conceived and directed by Meryl Tankard, choreography Meryl Tankard & Paul White, performer Paul White. Commissioned by Sydney Opera House and Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne. The project has ben assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; and by the Keir Foundation. original developlemt assistance through Critical Path's Responsive program in partnership with UNSW.

Panic / improbable / Barbican, 15 April-16 May 2009 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Presented as part of Bite 09 programme, Jan-May 09. Commissioned by Barbicanbite09, Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University and Sydney Opera House. Improbable is funded by Arts Council England.

Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Billy Twinkle, requiem for a golden boy / Barbican, 18-28 March 2009 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

The production presented as part of Bite09 programme, Jan-May 09. Commissioned by the Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Canada and co-commissioned by Barbicanbite09, London, UK; Canada's National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada; the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, Canada; the Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia and Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia. Produced by Rink-A-Dink Inc/Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes.

Adventures / Sydney Opera House, Season 2010 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Featuring: Ian McKellen, John Wters, Akram Khan & more

Sydney Opera House presents Spring dance, 23 Aug - 4 Sept 2011 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Sydney Opera House presented some of the world's most important contemporary dance artists including Lloyd Nelson's latest works DV8 physical theatre, the Belgian choreographer Alain Platel's les Ballets C de la B, and Isreal Galvan's la Edad de oro.

The illusionists, souvenir program / Sydney Opera House, January 2012 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Featuring James Dimmare, Kevin James, Jeff Hobson, Andrew Basso, Phillip Escoffey, and the Band.

Spring dance / Sydney Opera House, 20 Aug - 2 Sept 2012 (Item) - Box 1

Sydney's international dance festival. Curator Rafael Bonachela.

6000 miles away / Sylvie Guillem, 8-15 March 2013 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Performed at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House.

Sydney Opera House and Etihad Airways present a Sadler's Wells London Production / Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Milonga, 12 - 15 June [2013] (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Performed at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House.

Sydney Opera House presents Ballet Boyz / the Talent, 13 - 17 May [2014] (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Choreography by Russell Maliphant & Liam scarlett, performed at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House.

Sydney Opera House presents Cirque Éloize Cirkopolis, anything is possible, 2 - 6 Oct 2014 (Item) - Box 1

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Performed at the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House. directed by Dave St-Pierre and Jeannot Painchaud.

Class. Ephemera

Sydney Opera House, n.d. (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

Information about the Sydney Opera House and their services.

What's on at the Opera House? Read all about it in the Diary, n.d. (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

advertisement and application for subscription to the Sydney Opera House monthly Dairy.

Sydney Opera House Sunday outdoor free entertainment guide, n.d. (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

3 guides

Guides from February 10 to 6 April, April 5 to June 28, and October 4 to December 27.

The Diary feedback / Sydney Opera House, n.d. (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 card

The Sydney Opera House bii-monthly Diary feedback card.

Sydney Opera House presents The Blue grassy knoll / Buster Keaton, n.d. (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 fly.

Featured in one of Movies on the House at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt on 8 & 9 December at 8pm.

The Dave Graney Show, n.d. (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

Jimmy Little, Vika & Linda, FourPlay, Deborah Conway, and The Dave Graney Show performed in the Studio, as part of the Sundays Round the house - Winter Series.

Sydney Opera House presents the world premiere of the moving pictures production of id, n.d. (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

ID is a production created with young audiences in mind. for skateboarders, would be ballerinas, students of dance, music & theatre. 4 - 6 July at 10am & 12 noon, 7 - 14 July at 1pm & 3pm.

Sydney Opera House, n.d. (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

Information about the Sydney Opera House.

Opening festival season / Sydney Opera House, September 28-December 31 1973 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

A program guide.

Major attractions / Sydney Opera House, 1980 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 program.

A year of fine entertainment. Ballet, opera, drama, recitals, orchestral and chamber music concerts.

Sydney Opera House Sunday outdoor free entertainment guide, Monday December 28 1981 to March 28 1982 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 guide.

Including bands such as the Waverley Band, Sutherland Shire Silver Band, Sydney Congress Hall Salvation Army Band, Willoughby Municipal Band, HMAS Waterneh Naval Reserve Band, NSW Police Band, Western Suburbs Police Boys Club Band, and Eastern Australia Area Navy Band.

Entertaining highlights to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, 1983 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Program includes school activities during the holidays, a series of Sunset Staircase Concerts, organ recitals and the perennial favourites, Old Fashioned Show, and a massed band and choir concert on the forecourt featuring Beethoven's 'Wellington's Victory with accompanying battle sequences.

Roger Woodward piano recital Beethoven sonatas / Sydney Opera House 10th Anniversary Recital presented by Greg Hocking and Tim Woods, 1983 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

Performed Waldstein Op.53, Moonlight Op.27, no. 2, Appassionata Op.27, and Pathetique Op.13 on Saturday, October 1 at 8.15pm at Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall.

10th Anniversary Celebrations at the Opera House, 1983 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 form.

Entry form for sennior schools to participate in making a mural in the forecourt of the Opera House, and poster competition for junior schools

Tall stories' / Sydney Opera House, 1985 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

"Tall stories" is an initative of the Bennelong Programme. Sponsored by CSR Limited with assistance of teh Music Board of the Australia Council. Coordinator - Andrew Ford.

An evening at the Sydney Opera House, January - December 1986 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Bookings and program information. New edition.

A.J. Boyle's translation of Seneca's Phaedra / Sydney Classical Theatre, [1987] (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

Performed at Sydney Opera House, Broadwalk Studio July 21 - 25; 8pm - July 25; 2pm.

Gary Penny Productions proudly presents Playhouse subscription season 1987 / Sydney Opera House May - December (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

Subscriptions to Australian premieres of four plays: Biloxi blues, I'm mot rappaport, Lillian, and Double double.

Jennifer, 1988 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

Jennifer McGregor-soprano, Jane Rutter-flute, Gerard Willems-piano and Cagliano String Quartet. Sydney Opera House Concert Hall January 21st, 1988, 8.15 pm.

An invitation to the 1988 Bicentenary at the Sydney Opera House (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 program.

A whole year of entertainment includes ballet, chamber music, dance, drama, daytime attractions, exhibitions, free outdoor activities, light entertainment, opera, orchestral concerts, recitals and special performances for children to celebrate Australia's 200th birthday.

Sydney Opera House celebrates its 20th birthday, October 93 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 program.

Performers include James Blundell, Lee Kernaghan, Anne Kirkpratrick, Anthony Warlow, Georg Tintner, Julie Anthony, Don Burrows, Wendy Mathews, and Clive James.

Sydney Opera House 20th birthday highlights, 1993 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 brochure.

Highlights of the year's activities.

Major attractions / Sydney Opera House, 1994 - 1995 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

2 booklets.

The 1994 and 1995 calendars of events locates performances by date, venue and company.

The eighth wonder / Sydney Opera House, October 14 to November 4, 1995 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

World premier opera by Alan John & Dennis Watkins. David Hobson sings the role of the Architect and Clare Gormley performs the role of Alexandra in this epic story inspired by the bulding of the Sydney Opera House. commissioned by the Australian Opera with the assistance of the Sydney Opera House Trust. Directed by Neil Armfield and designed by Brian Thomson.On verso: Sydney Opera House Trust presents Festival of Cultures around the world in a weekend 28 - 29 Octoer 1995.

Diary / Sydney opera House, April/May and August/September 95 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

2 pamphlets.

April/May 95 and August/September 95 issues of events locate performances by date, venue and company or performance.

Sydney Opera House presents the Company B production of the Small poppies by David Holman, directed by Neil Armfield, [2001] (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

Cast list: Andrew S Gilbert, Arky Michael, Genevieve Mooy, felicity Price, Richard Sydenham & Urshula Yovich.

Sydney Opera House presents in association with Sydney Festival iCubanismo!, 12 & 13 January 2001 (Item) - Box 2

A 15 piece band led by star prumpeter Jesús Alemañy performed at Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House at 8pm.

Physical Location

1 flyer.

Sydney Opera House presents Passion, 19 January 2001 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

Adaptations of J.S. Bach's St Mathew Passion, Australian Art Orchestra. Director Paul Grabowsky, vocalist Deborah Conway. Performed at Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House at 8pm

Calendar / Sydney Opera House, May/June 2001 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

Calendar of events locates performances by date, venue and company or performance.

Asian Music & Dance Festival, 24-26 August, 2001 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

Sydney Opera House presents in association with The Australian Institute of Eastern Music.

Sydney Opera House presents Last cab to Darwin / pork Chop Productions, 26 April - 24 May 2002 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

Director Jeremy Sims, writer Reg Cribb with Barry Otto, Jacki Weaver, Justine Saunders. Joint winner 2002 Patrick White Playwrights' Award.

Alone it stands by John Breen, From 24 July, 2002 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 leaflet.

Presented by Ross Mollison in association with the Sydney Opera House and produced by arrangement with Lane Productions, Ireland.

Sydney Opera House presents Zero visibility corp., 1-2 November, 2005 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 leaflet and 1 flyer.

Choreopgrapher Ina Christel Johannessen, dancers Line Tørmoen and Dimitri Jourde, music Murcof, text Ovid, company manager Cathe Sjøblom, touring manager Bruno Heynderickx.

Free outdoor entertainment, Sunday, December 5 to Tuesday, December 28 [2010] (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

performed at the Western Broadwalk and Northern Broadwalk.

Wales free lunchtime happenings organ recitals & travel films, 12th May - 25th August [2010] (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 program.

At Sydney Opera House 1.10 to 1.50pm.

Glow / Sydney Opera House, 2010 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 card.

Created by Lior Kalfo, starts June 5 Opera Theatre.

Across the Great Divide, 2010 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 flyer.

Starts Boxing Day, Sunday 26th Dec. at Opera House Cinema, for the school holidays.

Sydney Opera House presents Hofesh Schechter Political mother / raw physicality and percussive grooves from the most exciting new name in dance, 1-4 July [2010] (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

Commissioned by Brighton Dome and Festival, Sadler's Wells and Movimentos-Festwochen der Autostadt in Wolfsburg. The work is co-commissioned by Biennale de la danse de Lyon, Théâtre de la Ville, Romaeuropa and Mercate de les Flors. Produced in collaboration with Theatre Royal, Plymoutn and with support from Danceexchange, Birmingham. The score for Political mother was created in collaboration with the Guildhall School of Music & drama and Barbicanbite09; with research supported by Jerwood Studio at Sadler's Wells.

Spring dance / Sydney Opera House, 31 Aug - 26 Sept 2010 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 pamphlet.

One festival - four weeks of artistry, athleticism & grace from some of the world' most exciting choreographers & dancers.

Sydney Opera House presents John Kani's Nothing but the truth, 2015 (Item) - Box 2

Physical Description Note

1 leaflet.

Director Janice Honeyman, performers John Kani, Moshidi Motshegwa & Rosie Motene.


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