During the two years of concert cancellations amid a pandemic, the Sydney Opera House has undergone extensive renovations and will be ushering in a new epoch before turning 50 next year.
Sydney’s World Heritage landmark will be unveiling a historic transformation of its largest performance space, the Concert Hall, to the public on July 20.
The facelift is the largest and final project in the Opera House’s decade-long upgrade before its 50th anniversary.
The renovation is funded by the New South Wales (NSW) government and will total almost A$300 million (around US$202 million).
Reinstalling the 2,000 chairs in the Concert Hall auditorium. (Anna Kucera)
Minister for the Arts Ben Franklin described the Concert Hall as “the beating heart of the Opera House” whose upgrade “will secure our nation’s most significant cultural icon for the next generation.”…