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works. SDC dance lessons are just $20! Performances are usually held across the street at
Sydney Theatre.
AUSTRALIAN BALLET
( 1300 369 741; www.australianballet.com.au ; tickets $33-176) The Melbourne-based Australian Bal-
let performs a wide repertoire of classic as well as contemporary works. See them twinkle
their toes at the Opera House.
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SYDNEY SYMPHONY
( 02 8215 4600; www.sydneysymphony.com ; tickets $35-159) The SSO is blessed with principal con-
ductor and artistic director Vladimir Ashkenazy and plays 140 concerts annually with
famous local and international musicians. Catch them at the Sydney Opera House and the
City Recital Hall.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
( 8274 3888; www.aco.com.au ; tickets $37-129) Since 1975 the ACO has been making chamber
music sexy and adventurous, especially under the tutelage of artistic director and lead vi-
olinist Richard Tognetti. Concerts are staged throughout the year at the Opera House and
City Recital Hall.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC
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( 9351 1222; www.music.usyd.edu.au ; Conservatorium Rd; tickets free-$30; Circular Quay) This historic
venue showcases the talents of its students and their teachers. Choral, jazz, operatic and
chamber concerts happen from March to November, along with free lunchtime recitals on
Wednesday at 1.10pm.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS
( 9251 2024; www.sydneyphilharmonia.com.au ; tickets $45-90) If you want your world walloped by
350 enthusiastic voices, this is your choir. It also has the 100-voice Symphony Chorus, the
32-voice Chamber Singers and the youth-focused 70-voice Vox. Internationally renowned,
the choirs can generally be found at the Opera House, City Recital Hall and St Mary's
Cathedral.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
BELL SHAKESPEARE
( 1300 305 730; www.bellshakespeare.com.au ; tickets $68-79) Australia's Shakespeare specialists
stage their Sydney performances in the Opera House's Drama Theatre and Playhouse.
Their repertoire deviates from the bard to the likes of Marlowe and Molière.
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