Joan Sutherland Theatre

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The Joan Sutherland Theatre is a major proscenium arch performance venue within Sydney’s iconic arts complex, renowned for hosting opera, ballet, and other large-scale productions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera house theatre
performance venue
proscenium theatre
theatre
architecturalFeature proscenium arch
belongsToComplex Sydney Opera House
surface form: Sydney Opera House performing arts complex
category Ballet venues
Opera venues
Theatres in Sydney
Tourist attractions in Sydney
city Sydney
country Australia
formerName Opera Theatre
hasAcousticDesign designed for amplified and unamplified opera and ballet
hasAudienceCapacity approximately 1500 seats
hasBackstageFacilities yes
hasDressingRooms yes
hasFlyTower yes
hasOrchestraPit yes
hasRehearsalSpaces yes
hasStageType proscenium stage
isIconicVenueWithin Sydney Opera House
isMajorVenueFor Opera Australia mainstage repertoire
The Australian Ballet mainstage repertoire
location Sydney Opera House
name Joan Sutherland Theatre self-link
namedAfter Joan Sutherland
openingDate 1973
operator Sydney Opera House Trust
partOf Sydney Opera House
primaryUse ballet performances
large-scale stage productions
opera performances
publicTransitAccess Circular Quay ferry wharves
surface form: Circular Quay ferry wharf

Circular Quay railway station
buses serving Circular Quay
renamedInHonorOf Joan Sutherland in 2012
renovation major refurbishment in the 2010s
seatingType raked seating
state New South Wales
usedBy Opera Australia
The Australian Ballet
usedFor ballet
concerts
dance
musical theatre
opera

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Sydney Opera House contains Joan Sutherland Theatre
Joan Sutherland Theatre name Joan Sutherland Theatre self-link