‘Best office in the world’:What it’s like to be the Opera House boss

‘Best office in the world’:What it’s like to be the Opera House boss

Arts venue,tourism drawcard,political hot potato:running the Sydney Opera House is a rare privilege,but it has its challenges. Four CEOs reflect on the gig.

  • byKatrina Strickland

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Jørn again:Key movers in Opera House drama reveal how they brought Utzon back

Jørn again:Key movers in Opera House drama reveal how they brought Utzon back

More than 30 years after he left Australia in a blaze of controversy,Jørn Utzon was approached again by the Opera House. The main players reveal their roles.

  • byAnne Maria Nicholson
‘This moment was sacred’:four artists’ most potent Opera House memories

‘This moment was sacred’:four artists’ most potent Opera House memories

From Paul Kelly to the time Archie Roach sang Took the Children Away with Bangarra,four artists recall special Opera House moments.

Beyond the Opera House:Jørn Utzon’s other buildings

Beyond the Opera House:Jørn Utzon’s other buildings

What else did Jørn Utzon design? From inspiring personal projects to an unbuilt glass pagoda to houses reminiscent of Ancient Rome ...

  • byJeni Porter
Peter Hall:the man who lost everything to finish Utzon’s Opera House

Peter Hall:the man who lost everything to finish Utzon’s Opera House

The Opera House was a career dream and a personal disaster for the Australian architect,but now he – and engineer Ove Arup – will receive recognition.

  • byLinda Morris
Lin Utzon on life with her architect dad:‘not a fantasist and dreamer but a fantastic builder’

Lin Utzon on life with her architect dad:‘not a fantasist and dreamer but a fantastic builder’

As the Utzon family come to Sydney to celebrate the 50th birthday of their architect father Jorn’s celebrated Sydney Opera House,Lin Utzon talks to us exclusively from Denmark.

  • byJeni Porter
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Sydney Opera House:Fifty years in 50 pictures

Sydney Opera House:Fifty years in 50 pictures

From grazing cows to royal couples and zip-lining celebrities,the Opera House has been a gathering point for decades.

  • byHelen Pitt
Why we all won the lottery the day the Sydney Opera House opened

Why we all won the lottery the day the Sydney Opera House opened

After 50 years,the Sydney Opera House is still a marvel of 20th-century design – and our country’s global calling card.

  • byHelen Pitt
Sydney Opera House:50 Years Captured in Rare Photos
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Sydney Opera House:50 Years Captured in Rare Photos

From construction to iconic performances,Helen Pitt,journalist and author of'The House',takes us through her favourite rare photos.

The best art inspired by Australia’s best-loved building? You decide

The best art inspired by Australia’s best-loved building? You decide

As part of the Sydney Opera House 50th birthday celebrations that start this weekend,the Art Gallery of NSW has chosen the best art created in response to Jørn Utzon’s building.

  • byHelen Pitt