Opera House; An Art Performing Center

Opera House Sydney is one of the most famous building of the 20th century which was designed by Jorn Utzon, the man who won the. 1957 international design competition.

It is a performing art center with a number of halls whose construction started in 1959 and ended in 1973 with a cost of $ 102 million AUD.

Annually, more than 8 million people visits Opera House; on the other hand, 1500 performances takes place in a year in different halls with different capacity.

1.       Concert Hall is the biggest hall with 2,679 seat where concerts are held.
2.       Joan Sutherland Theater has 1,507 seat where Australian ballet is shown.
3.       Drama Theater has 544 seat where dance and theatrical performances takes place.
4.       Play House has 398 seat where end-stage Theater is shown.
5.       Studio has 280 seats.
6.       Utzon Room has the capacity of hundreds of persons which is used for parties and other gatherings.
7.       Recording Room has the capacity of several persons and it is used for recording purposes.
8.       Outdoor Forecourt has the capacity of hundreds of people which is used for community functions and gatherings.

Opera House was inaugurated in 1973 by the Queen Elizabeth II and a great ceremony was organized for the opening along the fireworks and a massive crowd participated in the ceremony.

This great building received many awards for the design and work which are listed below:

Ø  RAIA Merit Award, 1974.
Ø  Meritorious Lighting Award, 1974.
Ø  RAIA Civic Design Award, 1980.
Ø  RAIA Commemorative Award, 1992.





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