Sydney Opera House
What happened at Sydney Opera House in Sydney — concerts, fights, finals and firsts — from its Wikipedia article.
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Sep
13
1955
⭐ design competition
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Jan
29
1957
⭐ The winner, announced in Sydney on 29 January 1957, was Danish…
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Jul
29
1957
⭐ Utzon first visited Sydney on 29 July 1957 along with Erik…
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Aug
7
1957
⭐ They arrived with a new model of the scheme that was presented at…
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Mar
2
1959
⭐ Civil & Civic
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Jan
23
1961
⭐ Work was running 47 weeks behind, mainly because of unexpected…
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Apr
6
1962
🎤 It was estimated that the Opera House would be completed between…
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Jan
26
1963
⭐ The original cost and scheduling estimates in 1957 projected a…
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Feb
28
1966
⭐ Utzon left the project on 28 February 1966
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Mar
17
1966
🎤 Few clients have been more patient or more generous than the…
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Apr
10
1973
🎤 The first solo piano recital was in the Concert Hall on 10 April…
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Jul
25
1973
🎤 Larry Sitsky
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Sep
5
1973
🎤 The first public concert in the Concert Hall took place on 5…
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Sep
28
1973
🎤 Sergei Prokofiev
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Sep
28
1973
🎤 The first opera to be performed in what was then known as the…
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Oct
20
1973
The Sydney Opera House
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Oct
20
1973
🎤 Queen Elizabeth II
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Sep
27
1974
🎤 Rites of Passage was premiered a year later, on 27 September 1974
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Jan
23
2007
🎤 Björk
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Sep
30
2007
🎤 Josh Groban
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Mar
23
2008
🎤 Harry Connick Jr.
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Nov
29
2008
🎤 Utzon died on 29 November 2008, having never returned to Australia…
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Feb
1
2009
🎤 David Byrne
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Mar
25
2009
🎤 A state memorial service, attended by Utzon's son Jan and daughter…
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Nov
17
2009
⭐ Refurbished Western Foyer and accessibility improvements were…
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