Win 1 of 6 Opening Night experiences to Pinchgut Opera’s Messiah*

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September 24, 2025 — 11.03am

This year, Pinchgut Opera are celebrating the holiday season with one of the most beloved works of Baroque music, Handel’s Messiah. As a subscriber, you have the chance to enjoy an exclusive Opening Night experience.*

Renowned for its profound beauty and spiritual depth, Messiah is a deeply moving and transcendent experience. In a work that has become synonymous with Christmas and the holiday season, this is a rare opportunity to discover it afresh, as the original audience did almost 300 years ago.

Offer Details:

Herald subscribers can enter to win 1 of 6 exclusive Opening Night packages for Pinchgut Opera’s Messiah at City Recital Hall, 27 November 2025.

Valued at $500, each package includes:

2 x A Reserve tickets to Handel’s Messiah on November 27, 2025
2 x glasses of champagne at interval
A souvenir program

Pinchgut’s production features the rarely heard original 1742 Dublin version of Handel’s Messiah, with just twelve singers, a compact and lithe orchestra on period instruments, in a luminous and transcendent sound world.

Experience Messiah as Handel imagined it — radiant, intimate, and unforgettable.

Enter below before 3:00pm (AEDT), October 24 to be in the draw.

Competition Terms and Conditions

*Game of chance. Competition open to residents of New South Wales, aged 18 and over who have a Sydney Morning Herald digital or print subscription with 2 days+ home delivery. Competition closes Friday, October 24, 2025, at 15:00 [AEDT]. Winner drawn Friday, October 24, 2025, at 15:30 [AEDT] at Promoter’s office. Winner notified in writing within two days. Subscribers are only eligible to enter once. Full terms and conditions found here. Promoter is Nine, 1 Denison Street, North Sydney NSW 2060. ABN: 15 008 663 161.