Arts and culture in Australia

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  • When US travelers consider journeying to Australia, most probably think of natural adventures: trekking in the arid outback or swimming with sharks along the Great Barrier Reef. But for those who prefer adventures to come with an 8 p.m. curtain time, the continent offers another experience entirely: a culture cornucopia, centered in Melbourne and Sydney, and available regardless of the time of year you choose to visit.

  • Sydney Opera House in Sydney Harbor opened in 1973.

  • The State Theater under the spire at Arts Center Melbourne.

  • The metal webbing of the spire is influenced by the billowing of a ballerina’s tutu and the Eiffel Tower.

  • The Arts Centre Spire sits over a complex of theatres and concert halls in the Melbourne Arts Precinct.

  • Belvoir State Theatre in Sydney engages the prominent and the promising for productions national and international.

  • The Belvoir State Theatre box office.

  • “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’’ starring Geoffrey Rush, Oscar-winning actor (and Melbourne resident).

  • The Melbourne Fringe Festival.

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