Swan Lake

When we were in town on Sunday we popped into the Opera House just out of interest to see what was on and how much it cost. The friendly information person told us that Swan Lake was the major show at the moment but it was currently showing "Sold Out". He did tell us that sometimes tickets become available and also that on Mondays there was a deal for under 27s. We decided that we would call first thing Monday morning on the off-chance of getting something and we were in luck! We managed to buy the last two tickets in the whole theatre and for less than half price, $53 instead of $121!!

Having spent so much money so early in the morning we decided to chill out for the rest of the day before heading to the city at around 4pm. We had a bit of an explore around some shopping streets before heading back towards the Opera House at about 6.30pm where we saw the bridge and Opera House lit up at night for the first time, they both looked stunning. We somehow managed to miss out on seeing them at sunset but we'll save that for another day! After picking up our tickets we had a drink in the magnificent surroundings before heading to our seats. I'm not sure why they were the last to be sold as they were brilliant. In the circle, row D and smack bang in the middle. The show itself was amazing, to watch the Australian Ballet, accompanied by the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra was one thing but to do so in the Sydney Opera House was something else!