JETS as well as SHARKS however NO FAT woman – OPERA AUSTRALIA’S WEST SIDE story

With all the finger-clicking swing as well as swagger of Broadway as well as Hollywood, the romance as well as disaster of Shakespeare as well as the gusto of opera, Opera Australia’s West Side story is a trifecta performance. as well as with a view over Sydney Harbour like no other, this is a night to remember.

We’ve been to the OpenAir Cinema a number of times and like the venue. With its gigantic over-water screen that seems to emerge from the harbour to show films with the summer. Christina as well as I didn’t believe you do much better.

But every March as well as April, after the OpenAir Cinema has finished, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour puts on a show that takes things to one more level – rather literally.

Each year, Opera Australia sets up for one of the most distinct venues in the world. Poised above the water, in the location of the OpenAir Cinema’s screen, the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour makes its stage.

The elevated as well as angled open-air platform is replete with lighting, moveable props as well as a full under-stage orchestra. as well as the background to the stage is the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge as well as city skyline, which glimmer in the night sky behind.

But it’s this year’s option of performance, which is a musical by the method – not opera, that’s even much more striking than the location itself.

West Side story by Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour

In what should be one of the most difficult jobs they’ve undertaken, Opera Australia have moved away from traditional ‘fat woman sings’ for something much livelier.

West Side story – the modernised handle Romeo as well as Juliet – was very first a Broadway musical then a Hollywood film. now Opera Australia has provided the love/hate story of the Jets as well as the Sharks as well as Tony as well as Maria that richness as well as refinement that classic arts always somehow do.

This is the very first time that Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour have carried out the task of performing a musical, which is rather interesting too.

All the original tunes from the musical are here. Maria, Tonight, I feel quite and, my favourite, America, as well as are sung at the exact same tempo as the originals, as well as the production itself is in the Broadway musical style, not opera.

Yet there’s a specific high quality to the voices that adds layers to the show.

And then there’s the fireworks as well of course!

The venue

Apart from the amazing stage setup, the acting, singing as well as music, as well as the unrivalled views, there’s likewise plenty to take pleasure in pre-show too.

Set in the lovely Botanic gardens as well as Domain, the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is surrounded by trees as well as plants, as well as the harbour wall that looks out towards the city’s renowned skyline from across the water.

Around the stage as well as elevated seating, there are a number of locations to get a bite to eat or a drink before the show as well as in the interval.

High above it all, the two terrace bars offer balconied views with a option of food as well as drinks. The southern Terrace has had a bit of fun with the burgers they offer. A Jet burger will land you a cheese burger or a Shark burger a poultry burger (not fish!).

The northern Terrace is a bit much more major with salmon fillets (not Shark!), villapol poultry as well as a pot pie. Both terrace venues likewise offer a variety of other choices including a tasty bit cheese platter.

There’s likewise the northern Cantina down on the foreshore. right here you can get Spanish as well as Cuban style fare, as well as there’s an oyster as well as champagne cart near the stage.

Down in the garden in the shade of a fig tree is the Qantas garden Bar. This bar provides Cubano pizzas, desserts as well as snacks, as well as is most likely the most unwinded of the venues.

On the other hand, if you want to soup up your visit, go all out for the travel Associates Platinum Club – a pre-performance three-course dinner in the personal pop-up dinner venue.

Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour

West Side Story

Shows run every Tuesday – Sunday evening up until 21st April 2019
Ticket costs variety depending upon your seating.
Find as well as book your tickets here

Loth as I am to ever quote Richard Gere or quite Woman, I question his character Edward has a point:

“People’s reaction to opera the very first time they hear it is extreme; they either like it or they dislike it. If they like it, they will always like it. If they don’t, they may discover to appreciate it, however it will never ended up being part of their soul.”

This is a excellent location to begin if you’ve never been to the opera before as well as you’re concerned it will never be in your soul. The show is brilliant, the actors extremely skilled as well as the location beyond equal.

I was at a drawback concerning see thiJETS as well as SHARKS however NO FAT woman – OPERA AUSTRALIA’S WEST SIDE story (###) With all the finger-clicking swing as well as swagger of Broadway as well as Hollywood, the romance as well as disaster of Shakespeare as well as the gusto of opera, Opera Australia’s West Side story is a trifecta performance. as well as with a view over Sydney Harbour like no other, this is a night to remember.