Sydney Opera House and Sydney Symphony Orchestra Dinner Package

Music lovers - why not enjoy dinner, guided tour of the Sydney Opera House and a Sydney Symphony Orchestra performance when you're next in Sydney. Enjoy a guided tour of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Opera House, a three-course dinner at one of Sydney's best restaurants as well as a ticket to a Sydney Symphony Orchestra performance.

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Begin your evening with a guided tour of Sydney Opera House followed by a three course pre-theater dinner in either Guillaume at Bennelong or Aria Restaurants. A performance by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will complete your Red Carpet experience. You will receive an exclusive Sydney Opera House gift to take away as a souvenir.

Ranging from treasured classics at the heart of the orchestral repertoire to galvanising contemporary works, the programs of the 2010 Season have something for everyone.

The Sydney Opera House was destined for greatness ever since it was opened in 1973. Easily Australia's most recognizable icon, the building is a UNESCO World Heritage listed site joining the likes of the Taj Mahal, the Statue of Liberty, the Great Wall of China and Egypt's pyramids as one of the world's 'must-see' travel attractions. Combining your visit with a performance by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and dinner at one of Sydney's best restaurants simply makes for an unforgettable Sydney Opera House experience.

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Schedule details

Departure Point:

Tour departs from the Sydney Opera House

Departure Time:

Tour commences at 5:00pm. The performances commence between 6.30pm and 8:00pm.

Pricing information

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Tour options:

Additional information

Inclusions:

• Personal "meet and greet" by Sydney Opera House Representative
• Guided tour
• 3-course dinner
• One of the best available seats in the House to a world-class Sydney Symphony performance
• Interval drink (including a choice of spirits and cocktails) at one of the theater bars
• GST (Goods and Services Tax)

Exclusions:

• Hotel pickup and drop off
• Gratuities (optional)

Additional Information:

• Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
• Adult pricing applies to all travelers

Itinerary:

After meeting at the designated point you will be taken on a Sydney Opera House Guided Tour. Afterwards, you will be taken to your chosen restaurant for a pre-show dinner. Following dinner, make your way to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for the Sydney Symphony performance.

2009 Performances at the Sydney Opera House:
December 9 - The Creation
December 11 - The Creation
December 12 - The Creation

2010 Performances at the Sydney Opera House:

February 10 - Mahler 1
February 12 - Mahler 1
February 13 -Mahler 1
March 10 - Fantastique!
March 12 - Fantastique!
March 13 - Fantastique!
March 17 - Hall of Heroes
March 18 - Hall of Heroes
April 14 - Pyrotechnica
April 16 - Pyrotechnica
April 17 - Pyrotechnica
April 23 - Viva Espana
May 12 - Harmony from Heaven
May 13 - Harmony from Heaven
May 17 - Harmony from Heaven
May 21 - Mahler 5
June 23 - Dance of Imagination
June 25 - Dance of Imagination
June 26 - Dance of Imagination
June 28 - Dance of Imagination
July 9 - A Trumpet Blast
July 10 - A Trumpet Blast
July 30 - Best of Bernstein
July 31 - Best of Bernstein
August 11 - Divine Dances
August 12 - Divine Dances
October 8 - Rhapsody in Blue
October 9 - Rhapsody in Blue
October 13 - Beethoven/Stravinsky
October 15 - Beethoven/Stravinsky
October 16 - Beethoven/Stravinsky
October 20 - Tchaikovsky
October 21 - Tchaikovsky

Mahler 1 - The Odyssey Begins
The Sydney Symphony's Mahler Odyssey begins at the beginning with the twin strands of Mahler's legacy: symphonies and songs. This is the perfect concert to discover the Mahler voice.

Fantastique!
A Count goes hunting on a Sunday. A Musician poisons himself with opium. According to the music, they both come to grief: one is chased by demons to eternity, the other is overwhelmed by dreams of witches and the scaffold. It seems wrong to enjoy their fates so much, but who can resist it when these wild stories have been given such exhilarating and evocative music? Ravel's piano concerto is just as thrilling - it begins with the crack of a whip and ends in a jazz-inflected whirlwind of notes. Fantastique!

The Hall of Heroes
Beethoven was the first musical hero and as far as some of us are concerned he's the greatest of them all. His Emperor Concerto takes the heroic spirit of the Napoleonic age and turns it into music that's muscular and commanding, wrapping the noblest of emotions in breathtaking virtuosity. It's weighty music for a powerful pianist like François-Frédéric Guy.

Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung brought together a whole raft of heroes in a massive cycle of four operas that begins in the Rhine and ends with the halls of Valhalla aflame. At 20 hours it's too much for one concert, but Alexander Briger has chosen the orchestral highlights, beginning with the Ride of the Valkyries, for a Wagnerian musical adventure - minus the singing!

Pyrotechnica
Two magnificent baroque suites provide the frame and a baroque - inspired concerto from English composer Michael Tippett brings it up to date. This is heart-warming and lyrical music, and if you heard the rich intensity of Jian Wang's Elgar concerto in 2008, this will be another chance to hear him play to his strengths. But in the end, Handel upstages everybody with his spectacular Music for the Royal Fireworks.

Viva Espana
Dance the farruca, malambo, fandango! Hear all the colours of Spain when Miguel Harth-Bedoya, the Peruvian-born conductor, returns to Sydney with this fantastic program. Joaquín Turina leads the dancing with music that rises 'like incense' and seizes the listener with its elegant fervour.

Harmony from Heaven - Sibelius Fifth Symphony
In space, if you listen, you can hear the stars sing. Georges Lentz, with his profound musical vision and love of the night sky, brings that sound into the concert hall - pure and serene. The music's soft tones find affinity in the delicate austerity of Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments, and Beethoven's heroic tone-poem in miniature balances Sibelius's most memorable symphony.

Dance of the Imagination - Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé
Schubert's gift was for irrepressible tunes, and there's nothing more deliciously tempting than to take his Unfinished Symphony and chill-out to its spontaneous melancholy.

A Trumpet Blast - James Morrison and the Sydney Symphony
With a fanfare of guest trumpeters and the full force of the Sydney Symphony, this is one concert where it's fair to say: Have a blast!
Music from Charpentier and Torelli to Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Glenn Miller and… James Morrison!

Divine Dancers - The spirit of Edwards and Scriabin
From the mood of unrestrained celebration to the mysteries of the spirit, this concert swings to the extremes. In Dvořák's noisily exuberant overture, night-time revellers vent their feelings in songs and dances. Ross Edwards' dancing chanting violin concerto veers between deep introspection and ecstatic rhythms, and it has an irrepressible impulse to dance that's made it a winner with audiences all over the world. But for philosophy, euphoria and a dizzying vision of music, no one can beat Scriabin, the Russian mystic.

Rhapsody in Blue
Enter the jazz age - the Paris of Josephine Baker and Picasso, the New York of Dorothy Parker and Irving Berlin, the smooth sound of the clarinet, the smoky trumpet. Mix it all up with folk mythology, authentic jazz, and real Parisian taxi horns and you get the heady impression of music at its most vital.

Tchaikovsky - Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto
This concerto isn't a chart topper for nothing: Tchaikovsky marries virtuoso power to his famous soaring melodies for the perfect blend of brilliance and poetry. Lucid orchestral colours and dancing rhythms frame an intoxicating concert.

Guillaume at Bennelong Pre-theater Sample Dinner Menu:
Situated in the southern sail of the Sydney Opera House, diners sit beneath Joern Utzon's vaulted concrete "ribs". Both the restaurant and the bar offer spectacular views of Sydney Harbour, the Bridge, Royal Botanic Gardens, Circular Quay and the city. Guillaume's superbly crafted dishes and the establishment's commitment to providing world class service, combines to offer a truly exceptional dining experience.

Entree:

• Freshly shucked pacific oysters with shallot vinegar
• Sealed Queensland scallops on a confit of leek with Avruga caviar
• Basil infused tuna with mustard seed and soy vinaigrette
• West Australian crab meat on a bed of avocado with cucumber, coriander and capsicum coulis
• In-house smoked salmon roulade with baby mache and toasted brioche
• Terrine of wagyu beef with sauce gribiche and toasted sourdough
• Veloute of Jerusalem artichoke
• Salad of baby beetroot with asparagus, mixed herbs and Kervella goat's cheese

Main:

• Sealed grainfed beef tenderloin with tombe of field mushrooms, spinach and confit of shallot with merlot sauce
• Braised veal shanks on Paris mash with lentils and winter vegetables
• Roasted Barramundi with oyster mushrooms, cucumber and carrot pearls in a light ginger emulsion
• Mooloolaba prawns with chermoula, roasted eggplant, capsicum and couscous
• Potato gnocchi with baby leeks, fennel, broad beans, beurre noisette and Reggiano parmesan

Dessert:

• Trio of Sorbet
• Fine apple tart with cinnamon ice cream
• Nougat glace with almond and strawberry coulis
• Selection of cheese

ARIA Pre-theatre Sample Dinner Menu:
Located on the doorstep of Sydney Opera House, ARIA combines the finest of food and wine, knowledgeable and friendly service with spectacular views of the Harbour Bridge, Circular Quay and of course the Opera House, making ARIA one of Sydney's ultimate dining restaurants.
The ARIA bar boasts an impressive private cellar providing the opportunity to sample some of Australia's rarest and the world's finest wines, with an elegant space for a relaxing drink before dining.

Entree:

• Freshly shucked Sydney Rock Oysters. Half dozen, with chardonnay vinaigrette and trout pearls
• Caramelized onion tart with jannei goats cheese and baby leeks
• Bug meat boudin blanc served with fine pasta, salmon roe and lime
• Ocean trout and Salmon terrine with a dill dressing and grilled sour dough
• Twice cooked Bangalow pork belly with caramelized apple and balsamic

Main:

• Pan fired potato gnocchi with buffalo mozzarella, green vegetables, sage and nut brown butter
• Crisp skin Barramundi with fresh udon noodles and eggplant
• South Australian jewfish with a mushroom and truffle crust, fingerling potatoes and gremolata
• Roast lamb rack with basil, Du Puy lentils and potato mash
• Char-grilled sirloin with red wine butter and Pont Neuf potatoes

Dessert:

• Mandarin Jelly with fresh raspberries and tea sorbet
• Quince and almond kouing-aman served hot with creme anglaise
• Valrhona chocolate and caramel delice with hazelnut praline and vanilla ice cream
• Ginger creme brulee with confit pineapple and caramel
• Cheese plate. A selection of Australian and international cheeses

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