Curtain call:The Opera House secrets made public after five decades

Curtain call:The Opera House secrets made public after five decades

One of the highlights of the opening of the Sydney Opera House in October 1973 was the colourful stage curtains. But they have been hidden away in storage ever since,until now.

  • byHelen Pitt

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The 10,000 people and 5000 drawings that built our $102 million Opera House

The 10,000 people and 5000 drawings that built our $102 million Opera House

As it celebrates its 50th anniversary with 37,000 visitors expected to attend open house celebrations this weekend,the Sydney Opera House honours the people who built Australia’s best loved building.

  • byHelen Pitt
King Charles leads well-wishes for Sydney Opera House’s 50th birthday

King Charles leads well-wishes for Sydney Opera House’s 50th birthday

Best wishes from all over Australia and the world have poured in to the Sydney Opera House,as the building celebrates its 50th birthday.

  • byHelen Pitt
Sydney Opera House commemorative 50th anniversary magazine

Sydney Opera House commemorative 50th anniversary magazine

Sydney Opera House commemorative 50th anniversary magazine

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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
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
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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
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
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
Attenborough got Opera House film made;NSW made sure it was never seen again – or so they thought

Attenborough got Opera House film made;NSW made sure it was never seen again – or so they thought

A meat cleaver was taken to the 1968 documentary,which detailed the cost-cutting and compromises that led to the resignation of Danish architect Jørn Utzon,in the basement of the BBC.

  • byJulie Power