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The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour , it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings, and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture.
It reopened as "Sydney Opera House" in September 1880 [3] and for much of the 1880s was under the management of W. J. Wilson (father of Frank Hawthorne), who was joined by Eduardo Majeroni in 1884. [4] In February 1900 the orchestra struck for payment of arrears in wage payments and rather than concede, the management closed the theatre.
Sydney Opera House, one of the most visited concert halls in the world, illuminated at night. The cultural life of Sydney is dynamic and multicultural. Many of the individual cultures that make up the Sydney mosaic are centred on the cultural, artistic, ethnic, linguistic and religious communities formed by waves of immigration.
On October 20, 1973 — exactly 50 years ago this Friday — the Sydney Opera House was opened to great fanfare by the late Queen Elizabeth II. Completed a decade late and vastly over-budget, the ...
Sydney Opera House — Sydney. The Sydney Opera House had to overcome a series of hurdles before cementing itself as the most popular performance hall. Though Danish designer Jørn Utzon’s won ...
An image shared on Facebook claims to show underneath the Sydney Opera House. Verdict: False The image was generated by artificial intelligence. Fact Check: Social media users are claiming to show ...
Jørn Utzon and others, A survey of Utzon's work, some descriptions by Utzon, and the Sydney Opera House as finally contemplated, Zodiac 5, Milan 1959 [54] Jørn Utzon and others, Utzon's descriptions of the Sydney Opera House, the Silkeborg Museum and the Zurich Theatre. Also Giedion's Jørn Utzon and the Third Generation, Zodiac 14, Milan ...
In 1973, the Sydney Opera House opened in Sydney – becoming among the most famous performance venues in the world and a World Heritage site. It is the home of the Australian Ballet, Opera Australia and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and has a drama theatre and other facilities.