Aida on Sydney Harbour

Aida is the ultimate in operatic spectacle: love, war and grandeur combine for an experience centuries in the making.An 18-metre tall, 15-tonne rotating bust of Nefertiti overlooks the stage. 130 performers and musicians bring Ancient Egypt to life. Fireworks light up the sky at every performance.Aida is the biggest opera ever mounted on Sydney Harbour. Verdi sets an intimate story of forbidden love against the fates of empires, where kingdoms rise and fall and history marches relentlessly on.