Jørn Utzon
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.
- by Helen Pitt
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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.
- by Helen Pitt
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.
- by Helen Pitt
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Sydney Opera House 50
Sydney Opera House commemorative 50th anniversary magazine
Sydney Opera House commemorative 50th anniversary magazine
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.
- by Anne Maria Nicholson
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 ...
- by Jeni Porter
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.
- by Linda Morris
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.
- by Jeni Porter
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.
- by Helen Pitt
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.
- by Julie Power
As the Sydney Opera House turns 50, a letter exposes the real drama behind its shells
A new exhibition explores the history and the drama, offstage and on, of Australia’s most famous building and exposes a long-lasting urban myth about its architect Jorn Utzon.
- by Julie Power
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