The Australian Opera in Sydney and the State Opera of Victoria merged in 1996 to form Opera Australia. Its main stage is the Sydney Opera House, and regularly hosts performances at the Victoria State Art Center. Among other opera companies, the State Opera of South Australia stands out, which in 1998 staged the entire Wagner cycle The Ring of the Nibelungen (for the first time in the history of Australian opera). Ballet and choreography. The Australian Ballet Group, founded in 1961, performs primarily in Sydney and Melbourne; she has toured abroad several times. The Australian Dance Theater was founded in 1965 in Adelaide and is headed by renowned choreographer Meryl Tankart. The Sydney Choreographic Company organizes performances at the Opera House, which have won wide acclaim in the country.
