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Will Sydney see a floating Sphinx in 2015?

Verdi’s Egyptian opera Aida has been announced as the next instalment in the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour program.

30 Jul 2014 12:00

Richard Watts

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A scene from Opera Australia’s 2009 production of Aida. Photo by Jeff Busby

Floating pyramids on the harbour or a recreation of the Sphinx could confront visitors to Sydney next year, with the announcement today that Aida will be the next production to be mounted by Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (HOSH) program in 2015.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts