The NSW Government, through Destination NSW, this week renewed its partnership with Opera Australia for another three years to secure the globally acclaimed outdoor opera event, which is set against the spectacular backdrop of Sydney Harbour.
Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour would continue to be a major drawcard for visitors when it returned in March 2021 with Verdi’s La Traviata.
“Nowhere else in the world can you sit beneath the stars and witness a breathtaking opera performance in front of such an iconic harbour backdrop. This is Sydney at its absolute best,” Mr Ayres said.
“Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is an unmissable event on the NSW annual events calendar, attracting thousands of visitors to Sydney since it began in 2012, and we know it will play an important role in stimulating the NSW visitor economy going forward.”
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour’s La Traviata will run from 26 March to 25 April 2021.
Bringing the world’s most outstanding exhibitions exclusively to Sydney, the Sydney International Art Series (SIAS) will make a grand return in 2021 through the support of Destination NSW.
The SIAS will feature Doug Aitken: New Era at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia from 24 September, and Matisse: Life and Spirit, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 20 November.
Minister for the Arts Don Harwin said the SIAS 2021-22 offered visitors the unique opportunity to appreciate the works of two very different, but significant artists.
“This will be the first Australian survey exhibition of leading contemporary artist Doug Aitken, who is known for his sensory and immersive installations. Meantime, Matisse: Life and Spirit will feature more than 100 works by late French artist Henri Matisse, direct to Sydney from the renowned Centre Pompidou in Paris,” Mr Harwin said.
Since its inception in 2010, the SIAS has generated more than $167 million in overnight visitor expenditure for the state and attracted more than 2.5 million attendees, with over 229,000 overnight visitors coming specifically to Sydney to view the exhibitions.
Read more in the Sydney Morning Herald, 'Blockbusters back on: Sydney's major shows rescheduled for 2021'.
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