query: where is the sydney opera house located in australia

pos: Sydney Opera House AU licence (accessed on 3 September 2017). Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition. The Government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorised work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction. The government's decision to build Utzon's design is often overshadowed

pos: Opera Australia Orchestra of the opera house. In 2012 OAO appeared in Opera Australia's first event presentation of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 18 performances of "La traviata", using a purpose-built floating stage and orchestra pit, moored in Sydney's Farm Cove opposite the Sydney Opera House, sponsored in part by the International Foundation for Arts and Culture. Most years since there has been a new production: "Carmen", "Madama Butterfly", "Aida", "Turandot", with "Carmen" restaged in 2017. OAO averages under 10% of Opera Australia's annual running costs. Opera Australia Orchestra The Opera Australia Orchestra (based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a

pos: Opera Australia Orchestra Opera Australia Orchestra The Opera Australia Orchestra (based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a full-time salaried orchestra, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Opera Australia. It is one of three salaried orchestras in Sydney, along with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The OAO performs almost exclusively in the Opera House Orchestra pit of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. The OAO (and its Melbourne counterpart Orchestra Victoria) were known as The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and The Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra respectively, established by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1967. These orchestras became the Australian Opera and

pos: Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition. The Government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorised work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction. The government's decision to build Utzon's design is often overshadowed by circumstances that followed, including cost and

pos: Bennelong Point Bennelong Point Bennelong Point, a former island in Sydney Harbour, is a headland that, since the 1970s is the location of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bennelong Point is known to the local Gadigal people of the Eora nation as Dubbagullee. The point was originally a small tidal island, Bennelong Island, that largely consisted of rocks with a small beach on the western side. The island was located on the tip of the eastern arm of Sydney Cove and was apparently separated from the mainland at high tide. For a brief period in 1788, this

neg: Sydney Opera House Grand Organ Sydney Opera House Grand Organ The Sydney Opera House Grand Organ is the world's largest mechanical tracker-action pipe organ. It is located in the concert hall of Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and was designed by Ronald Sharp, who was assisted by Mark Fisher, Myk Fairhurst and Raymond Bridge. It is in six divisions, five manuals plus pedals, and is the largest tracker action organ ever built, with 131 speaking stops served by 200 ranks of pipes consisting of 10,244 pipes. It is a neo-baroque organ in style. The contract for the construction of the organ was awarded in

neg: Sydney Opera House Grand Organ used by visiting organists to select the registration (the combination of stops) that they will use, enabling them to stand in different parts of the hall and hear the results. Its stops are entirely electronically operated and programmed. Sydney Opera House Grand Organ The Sydney Opera House Grand Organ is the world's largest mechanical tracker-action pipe organ. It is located in the concert hall of Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and was designed by Ronald Sharp, who was assisted by Mark Fisher, Myk Fairhurst and Raymond Bridge. It is in six divisions, five manuals plus pedals, and is the

neg: Opera Australia Opera Australia Opera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House accompanied by the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder of its time spent in the Arts Centre Melbourne, where it is accompanied by Orchestra Victoria. In 2004, the company gave 226 performances in its subscription seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, attended by more than 294,000 people. It is funded by government grants, corporate sponsorship, private philanthropy, and ticket sales. The proportion of its revenue from ticket sales is

neg: Opera Australia own label and broadcasting these recordings on ABC Television. Opera Australia Opera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House accompanied by the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder of its time spent in the Arts Centre Melbourne, where it is accompanied by Orchestra Victoria. In 2004, the company gave 226 performances in its subscription seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, attended by more than 294,000 people. It is funded by government grants, corporate sponsorship, private philanthropy, and ticket sales.

neg: Macquarie Street, Sydney a tunnel. The northern end of Macquarie Street is a roundabout near the Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point. St James railway station and Martin Place railway station on the Sydney Trains metropolitan rail network are located immediately adjacent to Macquarie Street, while Circular Quay railway station is located nearby. Macquarie Street, Sydney Macquarie Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Street extends from Hyde Park at its southern end to the Sydney Opera House at its northern end. Apart from connecting these two major landmarks, the key government institutions

neg: Government House, Sydney Government House, Sydney The Government House is the vice-regal residence of the Governor of New South Wales, Australia, located on Conservatorium Road in the Sydney central business district adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens, overlooking Sydney Harbour, just south of the Sydney Opera House. Constructed between 1837 and 1843, the property has been the vice-regal residence of the Governor since Sir George Gipps, except for two brief periods; the first between 1901 and 1914, when the property was leased to the Commonwealth of Australia as the residence of the Governor-General of Australia, and the second from 1996 to 2011. The

neg: The Domain, Sydney an access point between the Sydney Opera House and the royal Botanic Gardens. It is often used by members of the public enjoying its marvellous views of the Sydney Opera House and harbour setting. The Domain, Sydney The Domain is a heritage-listed area of open space located on the eastern fringe of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Separating the central business district from Woolloomooloo, The Domain adjoins the Royal Botanic Gardens and is managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust, a division of the NSW Office of

neg: Admiralty House, Sydney Admiralty House, Sydney Admiralty House is the Sydney official residence of the Governor-General of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Kirribilli, on the northern foreshore of Sydney Harbour (adjacent to Kirribilli House, which is the Sydney official residence of the Australian Prime Minister). This large Victorian Regency and Italianate sandstone manor, completed in stages based on designs by James Barnet and Walter Liberty Vernon, occupies the tip of Kirribilli Point. Once known as "Wotonga", it has commanding views across Sydney Harbour to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. Its current name originates in the fact

neg: The Eighth Wonder 2016 season of the Sydney Opera House, retitled as "Sydney Opera House: The Opera". The Eighth Wonder The Eighth Wonder is an opera by Alan John and with a libretto by Dennis Watkins. It was premiered at the Sydney Opera House on 14 October 1995 in the presence of the composer and librettist. It was revived by Opera Australia in 2016 under the title "Sydney Opera House: The Opera." Performed outdoors on the steps of the Opera House, the audience wore headphones to hear the singers and orchestra with clarity. The opera tells the story of the very building in

neg: Sydney Opera House Trust office for three years and is eligible for reappointment for no more than three consecutive terms. The Trust's objectives are: The Chairman since January 2017 has been Nicholas Moore, the chief executive of the Macquarie Group. The Executive and staff of Sydney Opera House assist the Trust in meeting these objectives. Sydney Opera House Trust The Sydney Opera House Trust operates and maintains the Sydney Opera House in Sydney for the Government of New South Wales in Australia. The Trust operates as one of the State's premier cultural institutions within the Arts NSW portfolio. It is constituted as a body

neg: Sydney and Capitol Theatre. Sydney Theatre Company maintains a roster of local, classical, and international plays. It occasionally features Australian theatre icons such as David Williamson, Hugo Weaving, and Geoffrey Rush. The city's other prominent theatre companies are New Theatre, Belvoir, and Griffin Theatre Company. The Sydney Opera House is the home of Opera Australia and Sydney Symphony. It has staged over 100,000 performances and received 100 million visitors since opening in 1973. Two other important performance venues in Sydney are Town Hall and the City Recital Hall. The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is located adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden

neg: Sydney Opera House Trust Sydney Opera House Trust The Sydney Opera House Trust operates and maintains the Sydney Opera House in Sydney for the Government of New South Wales in Australia. The Trust operates as one of the State's premier cultural institutions within the Arts NSW portfolio. It is constituted as a body corporate under the "Sydney Opera House Trust Act 1961". It has 10 members appointed by the Governor of New South Wales on the nomination of the Minister for the Arts. The Trustees must include at least two persons who have knowledge of or experience in the performing arts. A Trustee holds

neg: Aubrey Murphy (violinist) at the inaugural concert in the newly refurbished Utzon Room of the Sydney Opera House in addition to a series of chamber music concerts in Sydney from 2002-2008. In July 2012, Murphy resigned his post as Concertmaster of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Murphy owns and plays an excellent 1853 Giuseppe Rocca violin, acquired through Bein and Fushi in 2003. Aubrey Murphy (violinist) Aubrey Murphy is an Irish violinist who is Concertmaster of the Cleveland Opera Theater and Opera Project Columbus having previously been Concertmaster of Opera Australia Orchestra, Sydney, Australia and Principal Violinist for the Royal Opera House

neg: Sydney Opera House of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, more than eight million people visit the site annually, and approximately 350,000 visitors take a guided tour of the building each year. The building is managed by the Sydney Opera House Trust, an agency of the New South Wales State Government. On 28 June 2007, the Sydney Opera House became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, having been listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate since 1980, the National Trust of Australia register since 1983, the City of Sydney Heritage Inventory since 2000, the New South Wales State Heritage Register

neg: New South Wales South Wales is home to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australia's busiest and largest orchestra. Australia's largest opera company, Opera Australia, is headquartered in Sydney. Both of these organisations perform a subscription series at the Sydney Opera House. Other major musical bodies include the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Sydney is host to the Australian Ballet for its Sydney season (the ballet is headquartered in Melbourne). Apart from the Sydney Opera House, major musical performance venues include the City Recital Hall and the Sydney Town Hall. New South Wales is home to several major museums and art galleries, including the Australian Museum, the

neg: Rose Bay, New South Wales Rose Bay, New South Wales Rose Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rose Bay is located seven kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Municipal Council (east of Old South Head Road) and Woollahra Council (on its western side towards the bay). Rose Bay has views of both the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge together. Lyne Park abuts Sydney Harbour on its west. Shark Island is located in Sydney Harbour, just north of Rose Bay. Rose Bay was named

neg: Jeffrey Street Jeffrey Street Jeffrey Street or Jeffreys Street is a street located in Kirribilli, famous for being one of the most popular vantage points for views of the city skyline of Sydney, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. The street is located on the Lower North Shore of Sydney Harbour, directly across the harbour from Circular Quay and is a popular destination for tourists, particularly on Australia Day and New Year's Eve. The street leads uphill from the harbour in a northerly direction to the small shopping village of Kirribilli. The vicinity of Jeffrey Street is reported to

neg: Sydney FC (W-League) created and used since the men's club founding in 2004. It features a football set centrally in a stylised crest shape. Above the ball is the shape of three shells of the Sydney Opera House, an internationally recognisable symbol of the city of Sydney. Below the ball is the Commonwealth Star, a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia. Sydney FC currently plays its home games at WIN Stadium, Jubilee Oval, and Allianz Stadium (formerly Sydney Football Stadium). Located in Wollongong, New South Wales, WIN Stadium features a seating capacity of 23,750 and a grass field. Jubilee Oval is located

neg: Economy of Sydney of the biggest of its kind in the world. The most visited landmark in the city is the Sydney Opera House, located at Bennelong Point, and is also the most visited landmark in Australia–the building received a $202 million renovation in 2017, known as the Renewal Project, and accommodates an average yearly audience of two million people. Tourism in Sydney generates approximately $30 billion to the state (NSW) economy each year according to 2010 statistics. Sydney is the largest manufacturing hub in Australia, with the value of the city's manufacturing industry surpassing $21 billion in 2012-13, overtaking that of Melbourne

neg: John Longmuir (tenor) following year he debuted for Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House as Almaviva in "The Barber of Seville". This began his association with Opera Australia, first as a young artist, then as a principal. Since joining the company, Longmuir has sung over 350 performances across 25 roles. Singing most of the leggiero repertoire for Opera Australia, he also appears frequently with Australia's major orchestras and opera companies including: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Opera, State Opera of South Australia and Sydney Philharmonia. He is sought after throughout Australasia and performs frequently in

neg: Scotland the Brave (concert) album of highlights recorded at the Sydney Opera House concert in 10 June 2000. It was nominated for the 2001 ARIA Award for Best Cast or Show Album. Track Listing Personnel Scotland the Brave (concert) Scotland the Brave is a series of concerts celebrating Scottish music in Australia. Conducted by Colin Harper it was first held in Brisbane Concert Hall in 1998. It returned to there in 1999 before moving to the Sydney Opera House later in the year and has since move onto other venues around Australia and internationally. A 2000 Sydney Opera House concert was broadcast nationally by

neg: Mervyn Ashmore Smith Then returned to Adelaide, where they frequently held joint exhibitions of their work. They had three children, a son and twin daughters. Mervyn Smith's paintings "Sydney Heads from Vaucluse", "Dockyards", "Sydney Opera House under construction", and "Sydney Opera House" are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Mervyn Ashmore Smith Mervyn Ashmore Smith OAM (11 December 1904 – 18 March 1994) was an Australian artist. He was best known for his watercolor landscapes and botanical works. He was born in Sydney, trained as an architect and was for a time town planner for Newcastle, but spent his later years

neg: John Stoddart (stage designer) "Of Mice and Men", and "Die tote Stadt". John Stoddart (stage designer) John Stoddart is an Australian opera stage designer. Born in Sydney, he began as an architect. On his first British commission, he designed the stage for Anthony Besch's production of "Così fan tutte" in 1967 at the Scottish Opera, where he continued to work. In 2000 he collaborated with John Cox to stage "Capriccio" at the Sydney Opera House during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Aside from "Capriccio", with Opera Australia he has designed the sets for "The Magic Flute", "Ariadne auf Naxos", "Patience", "The Beggar’s Opera", "Die Fledermaus",

neg: John Stoddart (stage designer) John Stoddart (stage designer) John Stoddart is an Australian opera stage designer. Born in Sydney, he began as an architect. On his first British commission, he designed the stage for Anthony Besch's production of "Così fan tutte" in 1967 at the Scottish Opera, where he continued to work. In 2000 he collaborated with John Cox to stage "Capriccio" at the Sydney Opera House during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Aside from "Capriccio", with Opera Australia he has designed the sets for "The Magic Flute", "Ariadne auf Naxos", "Patience", "The Beggar’s Opera", "Die Fledermaus", "Les Huguenots", "Don Carlos", "A Streetcar Named Desire",

neg: Aubrey Murphy (violinist) Aubrey Murphy (violinist) Aubrey Murphy is an Irish violinist who is Concertmaster of the Cleveland Opera Theater and Opera Project Columbus having previously been Concertmaster of Opera Australia Orchestra, Sydney, Australia and Principal Violinist for the Royal Opera House Orchestra, London, UK. Murphy was born in Dublin, Ireland and began playing piano and violin at the age of five. Aged ten, he was the first Irish student ever to enter the Yehudi Menuhin School, where he studied with Felix Andrievsky, Peter Norris and Hans Keller. In 1983 he began his studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, under Franco Gulli, Henryk Kowalski,

neg: Culture of Sydney seats) of the Sydney Opera House under Chief Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy (until 2013) and, as of 2014, David Robertson. City Recital Hall is dedicated mainly to chamber music and chamber orchestra concerts, featuring many famous international artists as well as concert series by local groups such as the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Sydney's foremost Baroque orchestra, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Opera Australia, as at 2015 the world's third-busiest opera company, has its headquarters in Sydney and performs a busy program of mainly classical and occasionally contemporary operas at the Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. New experimental and avant-garde

neg: Peter Coleman-Wright Affair" (2004, Houston Grand Opera), "Arabella" (2008, Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House and State Theatre (Melbourne)). They gave several concert recitals together, (2008 in Sydney with Piers Lane, 2012 in Melbourne with Ensemble Liaison) and the semi-staged performance of "Kiss Me, Kate" in 2016 at QPAC in Brisbane. Peter Coleman-Wright Peter Coleman-Wright (born 13 October 1958) is an Australian baritone from Geelong. He began his career at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, where he sang Guglielmo in "Così fan tutte", winning the Touring Prize. Subsequently, he sang Sid in "Albert Herring" and Demetrius in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Pizzaro in "Fidelio".

neg: David Porcelijn Symphony Orchestra (Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester) in Denmark. In 1992 he was awarded the prize as Best Opera Conductor at the Munich Biennial for a production with Netherlands Opera. In 1994 he made his British operatic debut conducting Verdi's "Oberto" at Opera North. He made his Australian opera debut in 1991 conducting "Rigoletto" for the State Opera of South Australia, where he has since conducted "Macbeth", "La traviata" and John Adams' "Nixon in China" and, with Opera Queensland, "Madama Butterfly". His work for Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House has included "Lucia di Lammermoor", "Rigoletto", "The Tales of Hoffmann" and "The

neg: APEC Australia 2007 economies: The venues for Leaders Week meetings included the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour and Government House. A giant illuminated APEC Australia 2007 logo was affixed to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and a fireworks display occurred on Saturday 8 September between the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. Leaders' spouses attended an event at Bondi Beach, and animals from Taronga Zoo were transported to Garden Island naval base to form a private zoo. International news media reported on an otherwise routine introduction speech at the APEC Business Summit by US President

neg: The Eighth Wonder The Eighth Wonder The Eighth Wonder is an opera by Alan John and with a libretto by Dennis Watkins. It was premiered at the Sydney Opera House on 14 October 1995 in the presence of the composer and librettist. It was revived by Opera Australia in 2016 under the title "Sydney Opera House: The Opera." Performed outdoors on the steps of the Opera House, the audience wore headphones to hear the singers and orchestra with clarity. The opera tells the story of the very building in which it was performed. Soon after the building was commissioned and work had commenced

neg: Cheryl Barker honorary doctorates from the University of Melbourne. In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, Barker was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia, as was her husband. Additionally, Barker is represented on several opera compilations albums, e.g. on some of ABC Classic FM's Classic 100 Countdown collections. Barker has one son, Gabriel, with her husband Peter Coleman-Wright. The couple have performed together in several productions: "Tosca" (2002, ENO and 2005, Opera Australia), "The End of the Affair" (2004, Houston Grand Opera), "Arabella" (2008, Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House and State Theatre (Melbourne)), concert recitals (2008 in Sydney with Piers Lane,

neg: Shell National Folkloric Festival Shell National Folkloric Festival Shell National Folkloric Festival was an annual ethnic folk festival held in Australia. Sponsored by the Shell-Sydney Opera House Foundation with a grant of $50,000, the first Festival was held at the Concert Hall during the opening celebrations of the Sydney Opera House in 1973. The festivals were held in Sydney but were later also held in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin and Brisbane. In 1975 one thousand performers, representing 30 ethnic groups living in Australia, performed folk music, song and dance at the Opera House, and by 1982 this had grown to 1400 performers representing 48

neg: The Flying Fruit Fly Circus In Australia the circus regularly performs at festivals including the Melbourne Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Sydney Festival. Special appearances include the 2000 Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony and Cultural Festival and the closing Ceremony of the XVIII Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006. The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is currently the resident youth circus at Sydney Opera House and has an ongoing partnership with the Arts Centre Melbourne and other key performing arts venues around Australia. In 2014 the company celebrated 35 years with sell-out seasons at Sydney Opera House, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, a major nine-week tour to VIC,

neg: Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Sydney Opera House, cut for the extension of Macquarie Street. It derives its name from the famous rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome from where prisoners were hurled to their deaths in ancient times. A stairway gives access from close to the Sydney Opera House to the top of the rock and The Domain. An early carving in the sandstone cliff is located about above the fifth step from the base of the cliff. The carving reads "The Tarpeian Way". It possibly dates from the time of construction in the 1880s. Between 1896 and 1901 Director Maiden installed new

neg: Reg Livermore of the Order of Australia (AO). Livermore became a regular presenter on Channel Nine’s "Our House", an infotainment show that notched up nine years of television. In 1998 Livermore wrote and performed "Home Sweet Home, Leonard’s Last Hurrah" for the Clarendon Guest House, followed by a season at the Melbourne Festival, and then at the Sydney Opera House in 1999. In 2001 Reg enjoyed enormous success again at the Clarendon with "The Thank You Dinner – A Feast to Remember", and in 2002 joined Opera Australia for their production of "Iolanthe" at the Sydney Opera House. Livermore starred as The

neg: Macquarie Street, Sydney Macquarie Street, Sydney Macquarie Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Street extends from Hyde Park at its southern end to the Sydney Opera House at its northern end. Apart from connecting these two major landmarks, the key government institutions of the state of New South Wales are all located on this street. Macquarie Street is named after Lachlan Macquarie, an early Governor of New South Wales (in office 1810–1821). In the years since its founding in 1788, Sydney had developed organically, and by the early 1800s was lacking in

neg: Arts in Australia a diversification of artistic output, with writers like feminist Germaine Greer challenging traditional cultural norms. Australia's capital cities each support traditional "high culture" institutions in the form of major art galleries, ballet troupes, theaters, symphony orchestras, opera houses and dance companies. Leading Australian performers in these fields have included the opera Dames Nellie Melba and Joan Sutherland, dancers Edouard Borovansky and Sir Robert Helpmann, and choreographer/dancers such as Graeme Murphy and Meryl Tankard. Opera Australia is based in Sydney at the world-renowned Sydney Opera House. The Australian Ballet, Melbourne and Sydney symphony orchestras are also well regarded cultural institutions. Organisations

neg: Ben Fuller (producer) The Fullers continued to tour around New Zealand and extended their circuit to Australia, where they purchased James Brennan's vaudeville circuit (1912) and established the John Fuller & Sons Ltd (1914) operating the "Ben. J. Fuller's big australasian vaudeville circuits" (1915). Their first foray into operatic management was the tour of the popular "Gonsalez Italian Grand Opera Company" performing in Melbourne, Sydney and Wellington in the 1916/1917 seasons. The five Gonsalez brothers opened a new tour in Sydney on 10 march 1928, billed as the "Fuller-Gonsalez Grand Opera Company". Ben based himself in Sydney, where he acquired the house "Ardenbraught"

neg: Rami Khalifé critical acclaim. Rami Khalife actively tours his eclectic musical projects across the U.S, South America, Asia, Canada, Europe, Australia, performing in such venues as the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C., USA), the Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia), Opera House (Doha, Qatar), Place des Arts (Montreal, Canada), Dar el Opera (Damascus, Syria), Queen Elizabeth Hall (London), Salle Pleyel (Paris, France) UNESCO Palace (Beirut, Lebanon). Rami Khalife is married to journalist and presenter Mariam Saab, they have two children. He resumed his musical training in Paris, France at the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne-Billancourt under the direction of Alfred Herzog, who described

neg: Nicholas Hope a monologue "The Colour of Panic", which played in Sydney (The Studio, Sydney Opera House) and Oslo (Det Åpne Teater). Nicholas Hope Nicholas Hope (born 25 December 1958) is an Australian actor, living in Sydney, Australia. Hope was born in Manchester, England. Hope's family emigrated to the steel and ship building town of Whyalla, South Australia, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers. He played the lead role in "Bad Boy Bubby" (1993), for which he won the Australian Film Institute Best Actor in a Leading Role award in 1994. He continues to work in film, theatre and television

neg: Lin Utzon island of Mallorca Utzon inherited from her father. Lin Utzon Lin Utzon (born 21 May 1946) is a Danish designer who has created a wide variety of abstract decorative works from textiles to ceramics both in Denmark and abroad. Born on 21 May 1946 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Utzon spent her childhood in Hellebæk, Denmark. When she was 15, she moved with her family to Australia where her father was to embark on the construction of the Sydney Opera House. After attending classes in painting and sculpture at East Sydney Technical College in Sydney, Australia (1967–69), she studied

neg: Lin Utzon Lin Utzon Lin Utzon (born 21 May 1946) is a Danish designer who has created a wide variety of abstract decorative works from textiles to ceramics both in Denmark and abroad. Born on 21 May 1946 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Utzon spent her childhood in Hellebæk, Denmark. When she was 15, she moved with her family to Australia where her father was to embark on the construction of the Sydney Opera House. After attending classes in painting and sculpture at East Sydney Technical College in Sydney, Australia (1967–69), she studied textile arts at Copenhagen's School of Arts and

neg: Lyndon Terracini Australia (AM), "for significant service to the performing arts as an opera performer, director and administrator." The actress Catherine Terracini is his daughter. In January 2014, the Swiss soprano Noëmi Nadelmann announced that she and Terracini had resumed a relationship that was interrupted 23 years before and that she would move to Australia. Lyndon Terracini Lyndon William Terracini, (born 1950 in Sydney), is an Australian operatic baritone and since 2009 Artistic Director of Opera Australia. Terracini's professional operatic debut was in 1976 as Sid in The Australian Opera's production of "Albert Herring" at the Sydney Opera House. In 1993, he

neg: FBi Radio Ben Marshall, Head of Contemporary Music at Sydney Opera House. The studios of FBi are located in Botany Rd., Alexandria, in the same building as the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. FBi Radio is predominantly a volunteer-based organization, augmented by a small core staff. All on-air presenters and producers are volunteers. It is a non-profit organisation with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status. FBi Radio FBi (call sign: 2FBI) station is an independent, not-for-profit community radio in Sydney, Australia. FBi places a heavy emphasis on local alternative music: it has a policy that at least 50 per cent of its music

neg: Music of Sydney Music of Sydney The Sydney Symphony is internationally renowned and regularly performs in the Concert Hall (2,600 seats) of the Sydney Opera House under Chief Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy. City Recital Hall is dedicated mainly to chamber music and chamber orchestra concerts, featuring many famous international artists as well as concert series by fine local groups such as the renowned Australian Chamber Orchestra and Sydney's foremost Baroque orchestra, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Opera Australia, the world's third-busiest opera company, has its headquarters in Sydney and performs a busy program of mainly classical and occasionally contemporary operas at the Opera Theatre of

neg: Moya Henderson "Lindy" (1997), with Judith Rodriguez (as co-librettist), based on the disappearance of baby Azaria Chamberlain at Uluru in 1980. The mother, Lindy Chamberlain, was tried for the murder of the child. The opera documents the travesty of justice as it was meted out to Lindy Chamberlain and her then husband, Michael. It premiered at the Sydney Opera House in 2002. In 1973, after being appointed resident composer to the Australia Opera during inaugural season at the Sydney Opera House, Henderson was awarded a DAAD Scholarship and a travel grant to the Music Board from the Music Board of Australia Council

neg: Andrea Molino As a conductor he recently performed at the "Hamer Hall" in Melbourne with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Hampson, "Carmen" at the "Théâtre du Capitole" in Toulouse and Shostakovich's "The Nose", directed by Barrie Kosky for "Opera Australia" at the "Sydney Opera House". For "Opera Australia" he had previously conducted Szymanowski's "Kròl Roger" (directed by Kasper Holten, Green Room Award 2018), Bizet's "Carmen", Puccini's "Tosca" and "La Bohème" (the latter was also the 2015 NYE Gala at the "Sydney Opera House"), Verdi's "A Masked Ball" (directed by Alex Ollé - "La Fura dels Baus") and "Macbeth" and Rossini's "The

neg: John Doyle (comedian) many different insights as to the causes. John and Tim reprised their collaboration in 2008 with "Two in the Top End" where they explored northern Australia and subsequently in 2012 with "Two on the Great Divide" where they travelled along the 3500km long Great Dividing Range, and in 2014 with "Two men in China". In 2008, his play "Pig Iron People" was produced by Sydney Theatre Company at the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre. Another play written by John Doyle, "Vere(Faith)", produced by Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia was scheduled to be presented November/December

neg: Fort Denison the English speaking world suggests that this may well be the most intact tower. The following modifications have been made to Fort Denison: As at 29 September 2008, Fort Denison was of national and international significance as an exceptionally fine and intact example of a nineteenth century defence fortification that is unique within Australia. Located in Sydney Harbour, neighbouring the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Fort Denison is a landmark that represents colonial Australian settlement. Fort Denison is associated with several phases of Australian history. As an island it was used as a place by local Aboriginal

neg: Opera Australia Orchestra associated with working in the Sydney Opera House orchestra pit. The OAO provides orchestral accompaniment to Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet and is one of the few opera orchestras in the world that operates in a repertory style of operation over a period, or season, that can be some months in length. Other opera houses that operate this way are The Metropolitan Opera in New York City, The Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London and La Scala, Milan. 'Repertory style' also infers that over time, certain composers and operas become considered 'standard' to the working operation of the

neg: Jonathon Welch was 23 years old. He performed in the Victorian State Opera's first production of "The Pirates of Penzance" (1983). He followed with four years (1984 to 1988) in Brisbane, where he became principal tenor for the Lyric Opera of Queensland while also studying at Queensland Conservatorium of Music. In 1988 Welch joined Opera Australia as a tenor and sang alongside Joan Sutherland at the Sydney Opera House. By 1994 he had founded Tenor Australis with fellow tenor, Gerry Sword. In 1997 he worked with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir and by year's end was their musical director. At the

neg: Steensen Varming Utzon as the mechanical consulting engineers for the new Opera House project in Sydney in 1957. The Australian branch of Steensen & Varming Australia (later to be known as Steensen Varming) was led by Vagn Prestmark a partner from the Danish Steensen & Varming firm. Prestmark established Steensen Varming in Australia in 1957 and the company was permanently established in Australia in 1973. Steensen & Varming was not well known in Australia prior to the Sydney Opera House, it was however well established in Europe with offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, Edinburgh and Copenhagen and employed over 500 people by

neg: Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia past the camera. The first disc focuses mainly on the southeastern coast of Australia, with Connolly visiting such places as Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle, while the second disc focuses on Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and rural Australia. Episode 1: Connolly introduces himself and his tour with a preview of where he and his team will be heading and what they will be seeing. He kicks off his tour in October in Sydney by visiting the Harbour Bridge and giving a history of its construction and opening. While on the bridge he points out the Opera House where he performed during his

neg: Oz (2000 AD) 'Oz' or 'Sydney-Melbourne Conurbation' occupies the greater part of the territory currently occupied by the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The Sydney Opera House is still standing when Judge Dredd visits Oz, and later in the story it is shown that the Australian outback has become to Oz what the 'Cursed Earth' is to the Mega Cities of the North American Continent. The megalith [uluru] also features prominently in the story 'Oz'. Oz (2000 AD) Oz, officially the Sydney–Melbourne Conurbation, is a fictional mega-city in the Judge Dredd comic, located in the south east of Australia. It

neg: Richard Margison Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna Staatsoper, San Francisco Opera, Opera Australia (Sydney Opera House), the Liceu (Barcelona), La Monnaie (Brussels), Opera de Montreal, Opera de Quebec, Vancouver Opera, Calgary Opera, Manitoba Opera, Edmonton Opera, and the Canadian Opera Company, where he most recently performed the role of Herod in Salome. Margison has been devoting more time to his passion for teaching, helping the next generation of artists within his industry, and giving back to the community at large. Since 2013, Margison has been performing regularly across Canada with his daughter, Lauren Margison, also a singer, in their duo act,

neg: Dane Laffrey Polaroids" and Griffin Theatre Company's production of "The Cold Child" in 2006 in Sydney, Australia. He was nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Set Design for "Some Explicit Polaroids" that same year. The following year, he again served in both roles for the production of "The Colour of Panic" at Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and Det Apne Teater in Oslo, Norway. In 2007, he relocated to New York City where he began designing sets, costumes, and one time-lighting for multiple Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and regional productions. Notable Off-Broadway productions include Lucas Hnath's "The Christians", Dan LeFranc's "Rancho

neg: The Connaught (Sydney) The Connaught (Sydney) The Connaught is a landmark residential apartment building in Sydney, Australia overlooking Hyde Park. It is known for being one of the first high-rise strata apartment buildings in Sydney and for its string of famous residents. The site where The Connaught stands today was originally the site of the Paris Theatre designed by architect Walter Burley Griffin, and demolished in 1981. The thirty-storey Connaught was completed in 1984 by Civil and Civic, builders of the Sydney Opera House, and was named in honour of the Duke of Connaught, HRH Prince Arthur, third son of Queen Victoria and

neg: Robin Donald Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Robin Donald Donald Robin (Smith) (born 26 March 1942) is an Australian operatic tenor who was known professionally as 'Robin Donald'. He is the son of arguably Australia's greatest operatic tenor voice Donald Smith . Robin performed leading operatic tenor roles, including Rudolfo in La Bohème, Turridu in Cavalleria Rusticana, in many major opera houses throughout Britain, including the Sadler's Wells Opera Company Theatre and the London Coliseum Theatre, Europe (Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie), Australia (Sydney Opera House), and in Christchurch New Zealand, where he sang Florestan in the opera "Fidelio" for the New Zealand

neg: Robin Donald Robin Donald Donald Robin (Smith) (born 26 March 1942) is an Australian operatic tenor who was known professionally as 'Robin Donald'. He is the son of arguably Australia's greatest operatic tenor voice Donald Smith . Robin performed leading operatic tenor roles, including Rudolfo in La Bohème, Turridu in Cavalleria Rusticana, in many major opera houses throughout Britain, including the Sadler's Wells Opera Company Theatre and the London Coliseum Theatre, Europe (Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie), Australia (Sydney Opera House), and in Christchurch New Zealand, where he sang Florestan in the opera "Fidelio" for the New Zealand Broadcasting Commission, during a

neg: Sydney Opera House $9.0m. Fees and other costs: $16.5m. The original cost and scheduling estimates in 1957 projected a cost of £3,500,000 ($7 million) and completion date of 26 January 1963 (Australia Day). In reality, the project was completed ten years late and 1,357% over budget in real terms. Before the Sydney Opera House competition, Jørn Utzon had won seven of the 18 competitions he had entered but had never seen any of his designs built. Utzon's submitted concept for the Sydney Opera House was almost universally admired and considered groundbreaking. The Assessors Report of January 1957, stated: For the first stage, Utzon

neg: The Sunshine Club to the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre, presented by the Sydney Theatre Company in association with the Sydney Festival and the Sydney Opera House Trust. It opened on 15 January 2000 and closed after a six-week season. "The Sunshine Club" was well received, including for its examination of race relations in Australia. "The Australian" said that “"The Sunshine Club"... signals a brilliant new landmark in Australian musicals… an unashamedly feel-good musical” while the "Sydney Morning Herald" called it “immensely entertaining… a significant achievement. The openess and joy radiating from "The Sunshine Club" is certain to make your spirits soar.” Wesley

neg: Opera Australia company became known as The Australian Opera. The 1970s saw considerable changes both in administration and location. In 1972, Edward Downes, formerly associated with London's Royal Opera House, became Musical Director, and his first new production was the Australian premiere of Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne, followed closely by Prokofiev's "War and Peace" as the opening night performance of the Sydney Opera House, a short time before the building's official opening. The Sydney Opera House, as well as quickly becoming a distinctive cultural landmark in that city, gave the company a permanent performance home and thus

neg: Milko Foucault-Larche only Aznavour show in Australia. To mark this milestone, Milko embarked on taking the show to the most prestigious and iconic Art Centre in Australia: The Sydney Opera House with a one night only performance on 30 October. Milko presented a revamped version of AZNAVOUR...FROM TODAY at The Studio – Sydney Opera House. This new version of the show was directed by English – Australian actor Barry Quin, accompanied by The Sydney Cosmopolitan Orchestra along with Rikelle Turner, Sheridan Gaudry & Steve Brown and under the Musical Direction of John Watson. One of the "show – stoppers" of that performance

neg: Lands administrative divisions of Australia 8, Division of Parkes, District of Central Canberra There are 141 counties and 7,459 parishes within New South Wales. The County of Cumberland, in which Sydney is located, has the largest population. The original Nineteen Counties were the limits of settlement in the early part of the 19th century. Legal documents describe the Lot number, Deposited Plan number, Parish and County. For example, the Sydney Opera House is described as being in Lot 5 in Deposited Plan 775888 at Bennelong Point, Parish of St. James, County of Cumberland, city of Sydney Note that the land administration counties are not the

neg: Sydney FC May 17, 2017, and is a reworking of a design submitted by the club's supporter group, The Cove. The crest features the Sydney Opera House in white pictured in front of a sky-blue backdrop on top of a navy blue base featuring the Commonwealth Star. The Opera House represents an iconic landmark of Sydney, the sky-blue represents the club's primary colour and the state colour of New South Wales, and the Commonwealth Star, also found on the Australian Flag, is a symbol representing the Federation of Australia The initial Sydney FC badge was created and used since the club's founding

neg: Donald Hazelwood Camp. He is a life member of Youth Music Australia. In 1997 Hazelwood had a tribute concert at the Sydney Opera House, where he performed Dvorak's "Romance in F minor" with the Sydney Symphony. In 1998 he retired as concertmaster after 33 years with the Orchestra. Donald Hazelwood represented Australia at the 1974 Expo in Spokane, Washington by performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra. Donald Hazelwood was one of two Australian musicians chosen to participate in the performance of the World Philharmonic Orchestra in Stockholm in 1985. Hazelwood was leader of the Austral String Quartet

neg: James Mackay (actor) James Mackay (actor) James Wilson Mackay (born 20 July 1984) is an Australian actor known for playing Steven Carrington in the "Dynasty" reboot series. Mackay attended Sydney Grammar School in Sydney, Australia, where he first started acting in school plays. Mackay studied at the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in history and English literature, before training as an actor at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth. In 2013 Mackay played Irwin in the Alan Bennett play "The History Boys" at the Sydney Opera House, alongside John Wood, Heather Mitchell and Paul Goddard. In

neg: FourPlay String Quartet Board) scandal. The track "Where The Sun Don't Shine" was written in response to the former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard's sustainable energy policy for the 2007 election. The track "Rudd-a-dub Dub" refers to the then-current Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. In August 2010, the band collaborated with author Neil Gaiman and comics author/artist Eddie Campbell at the inaugural Graphic festival at the Sydney Opera House, composing a 70-minute accompaniment to Gaiman's novella "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains". FourPlay String Quartet FourPlay String Quartet is a four-piece rock band from Sydney, Australia, formed in 1995. It

neg: Kim Williams (media executive) Kim Williams (media executive) Kimberley Lynton "Kim" Williams (born 1952) is an Australian media executive and composer. He has headed a wide range of prominent organisations such as Musica Viva Australia, Foxtel, the Australian Film Commission, the Sydney Opera House Trust and News Limited (now News Corp Australia). Williams was born in Sydney to Joan and David Williams AM (1925–2009). His father was managing director of the Greater Union Organisation and recipient of the Australian Film Institute's Raymond Longford Award. His sister Candice is married to the cellist Nathan Waks. He attended schools in West Ryde (Marsden High School where

neg: Scotland the Brave (concert) Scotland the Brave (concert) Scotland the Brave is a series of concerts celebrating Scottish music in Australia. Conducted by Colin Harper it was first held in Brisbane Concert Hall in 1998. It returned to there in 1999 before moving to the Sydney Opera House later in the year and has since move onto other venues around Australia and internationally. A 2000 Sydney Opera House concert was broadcast nationally by the ABC. A video of that concert was released and by November 2001 had sold around 30,000 copies with the CD version selling 20,000 copies. In 2000 ABC Classics released an

neg: Culture of Australia Greek, Afghan, Japanese and New Zealand heritage. Australia has three architectural listings on UNESCO's World Heritage list: Australian Convict Sites (comprising a collection of separate sites around Australia, including Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney, Port Arthur in Tasmania, and Fremantle Prison in Western Australia); the Sydney Opera House; and the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. Contemporary Australian architecture includes a number of other iconic structures, including the Harbour Bridge in Sydney and Parliament House, Canberra. Significant architects who have worked in Australia include Governor Lachlan Macquarie's colonial architect, Francis Greenway; the ecclesiastical architect William Wardell; the designer of Canberra's layout,

neg: Teddy Tahu Rhodes Hammerstein musical "South Pacific" at the Sydney Opera House, the Princess Theatre, Melbourne, and the Brisbane Queensland Performing Arts Centre. He joined McCune again in Opera Australia's production of "The King and I" in 2014 in Sydney and Brisbane. Amongst the prominent opera companies and theatres in which he has performed are the Metropolitan Opera, Opera Australia, San Francisco Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, Washington National Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Dallas Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Santa Fe Opera, the New York City Opera and

neg: Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) concerts with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner. In 1969, he appeared with Eileen Joyce in a two-piano recital at Australia House, London. In 1973 he accompanied Birgit Nilsson in the first lieder recital at the Sydney Opera House. He also accompanied Wanda Wiłkomirska in the first violin and piano recital in that venue. During his returns to Australia, he conducted several masterclasses at his alma mater, now the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. On 29 November 1981, he again appeared with Eileen Joyce, in a fund-raising concert at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Although

neg: Opera Australia considerably higher than that of most companies, approximately 75 per cent. The company is perhaps best known internationally for its association with Dame Joan Sutherland, for Baz Luhrmann's production of Puccini's "La bohème" in the early 1990s and more recently, for, apart from performances inside the opera house, large scale outdoor performances on Sydney Harbour. Oz Opera, now called Opera Australia Touring and Outreach, (Opera Australia's education, access and development arm) presented the "La bohème" production in Victoria, Northern Territory and Western Australia, attended by 13,350 people, while OzOpera's Schools Company performed to over 63,500 primary age children in more

neg: Festival of Dangerous Ideas Festival of Dangerous Ideas The Festival of Dangerous Ideas (FODI) is presented by The Ethics Centre (formerly known as the St James Ethics Centre) and UNSW Centre for Ideas. The Festival of Dangerous Ideas was co-founded by The Ethics Centre and the Sydney Opera House (SOH) in 2009. It was presented at Sydney Opera House for eight years and in its ninth year is moving to a new home on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour. The Festival of Dangerous Ideas was created to bring leading thinkers and culture creators from around Australia and the world to discuss and debate some

neg: The Flying Fruit Fly Circus Circus Arts and Vaudeville in Hanoi. It also travelled to Turkey for a two-week engagement in Istanbul as part of the Australia in Turkey Festival. The company's recent shows have included Control Alt Delete, Circus Under My Bed and JUNK, with tours embracing international engagements in Istanbul and Auckland and in Australia; Sydney Opera House, Arts Centre Melbourne, Canberra Theatre Centre and regional theatres throughout the country. The Flying Fruit Fly Circus The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is Australia's national youth circus and the only full-time circus school for young people aged between 8–19 in Australia. It is located on

neg: Royal visits to Australia in Australia. On 11 March 2006, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex visited Australia to announce the winners of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. He also had lunch with the Prime Minister, John Howard, visited a neo-natal unit in Heidelberg, visited victims of bush fires in Victoria and attended the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. One day later, the Queen and Prince Philip arrived in Melbourne where the Queen opened the Commonwealth Games. As well, the royal couple opened a new section of the Sydney Opera House, attended a Commonwealth Day ceremony in Sydney, had official meetings

neg: Donald Smith (tenor) singing the role of Eric. These are the only known performances of any father and son tenors ever singing these roles together in this opera. In 1968, the first opera telecast in Australia, "Tosca", featured Marie Collier in the title role, Smith as Cavaradossi, and Tito Gobbi as Scarpia. On 21 January 1973 Smith was the first voice to sing in the Sydney Opera House, when he appeared in the first test concert in the Opera Theatre, along with Elizabeth Fretwell and members of the ABC National Training Orchestra, conducted by Robert Miller. While Italian opera (and particularly where sung

neg: Tina Arena far from relying on her previous success. In October 2018, Arena teamed up with Sydney's Maserati as an official ambassador for the Italian luxury car manufacturer. Maserati is a key contributor to the Sydney Opera House, and a supporter of the performing arts in New South Wales, Australia. Since 2014, Maserati has been a "Partner of the Opera House", an Event Partner of the annual "All About Women Festival" and an official Opening Night Sponsor. The Opera Australia 2018 national tour, "Evita", is the 40th-anniversary restaging of the original Harold Prince production. Prince's production won seven Tony Awards when it

neg: Fort Denison Fort Denison Fort Denison, part of the Sydney Harbour National Park, is a protected national park that is an heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north-east of the Royal Botanic Gardens and approximately east of the Opera House in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The island was formerly known in its indigenous name of Mat-te-wan-ye, and as Pinchgut Island. The site contains time gun, navigational aids and tide gauge facilities. Correctional and military facilities were designed by George Barney and built from 1840 to 1862 by William Randle. The property is owned by

neg: Emma Matthews and Mahler's Symphonies No. 2 and No. 4. She appeared with José Carreras in Sydney 2008, then on New Year's Eve in Mozart's "Great Mass in C minor" with Sir Charles Mackerras and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She appeared, billed as Emma Lysons, in the 1995 Alan John opera "The Eighth Wonder" about the Sydney Opera House, broadcast on ABC TV the night following its world premiere. Emma Matthews Emma Matthews (born 1970) is an English-born Australian lyric coloratura soprano, noted for operatic roles, but also popular on the concert stage. A Principal Artist with Opera Australia, Matthews has received

neg: Opera Australia than 360 performances in urban and regional New South Wales and Victoria. Since then the touring and outreach arm of the company has performed to a great many more people around Australia and toured other states, including South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania. Many thousands of Australians also experienced the work of their national opera company through television, radio, video, compact disc, DVD, and the annual free performance of opera in the Domain in Sydney. The company also performs in an annual outdoor event at Mrs Macquarie's Chair, "Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour", where since 2012 operas such as "La Traviata", "Madama

neg: Rami Khalifé of which was the Lebanese composer Abdullah Al Masri's piano concerto with both the Liverpool Orchestra and the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2011, he performed at the ending ceremony for the international piano festival 'La Roque d'Antheron' alongside Francesco Tristano in Bach double concerto in c-minor. The performance was broadcast live on ARTE France. An active performer alongside composer and Oud player Marcel Khalifé, Rami Khalifé has performed fusion Arabic music in the North America, South America, Asia, Canada, Europe, Australia, in such venues as, the Kennedy Center (Washington, USA), the Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia), Opera House (Doha, Qatar),

neg: Sydney Opera House to rise to the challenge of completing the design of the Opera House. The Sydney Opera House was formally opened by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on 20 October 1973. A large crowd attended. Utzon was not invited to the ceremony, nor was his name mentioned. The opening was televised and included fireworks and a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. During the construction phase, lunchtime performances were often arranged for the workers, with American vocalist Paul Robeson the first artist to perform, in 1960. Various performances were presented prior to the official opening: After the opening: In the late

neg: Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Sydney Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Sydney The Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Sydney in Sydney, Australia are located at levels 19-21, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney. They serve as a venue for the Cabinet to meet whilst in Sydney. The former Commonwealth Parliament Offices in Sydney were located at Charterbridge House, 56-70 Phillip Street, Sydney, only one block from Circular Quay and across the road from the Museum of Sydney which is the site of the first Government House in Sydney. They were host to various international leaders During APEC Australia 2007 in September 2007, with visiting heads of state including President of the United

neg: Michael Falzon (actor) medallist Betty Cuthbert and CHOGM heads of state including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair As a former cast member of the Wharf Revue, Falzon performed at the Sydney Opera House 40th Birthday Concert. He again performed at the Sydney Opera House supported by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, this time with Mig Ayesa, Amanda Harrison and Carly Thomas-Smith for three performances of "The Music of Queen – Rock and Symphonic Spectacular" in Sydney, followed by a further three in Western Australia. The concert series began on 7 February 2014 followed by two performances on 8 February, before three performances in

neg: Elizabeth Fretwell the early 1960s to 1970 she went back and forth between Australia and the UK performing. In 1965 she gave her only performances at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in "Aida" and "Il tabarro". She also performed with Scottish and Canadian companies and in North America. In 1969 Fretwell sang opposite Tito Gobbi in "Falstaff", finally joining the ensemble of The Australian Opera in 1970. During 1973 she sang in the opening season of the Sydney Opera House. She remained a member of the Australian Opera (now Opera Australia) until her retirement. In her later career she took on

neg: Theatre of Australia in Sydney. Opera companies include Opera Australia which performs major seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, and West Australian Opera, Opera Queensland, State Opera of South Australia and Victorian Opera based in individual states. Sydney's Pinchgut Opera, for baroque and early classical works, and Sydney Chamber Opera, for twentieth century and contemporary works, perform opera in chamber settings. The national Helpmann Awards are the major live performance awards in Australia. Major cities also have their own theatre awards, such as the Sydney Theatre Awards, Melbourne's Green Room Awards and Brisbane's Matilda Awards. Publishers of Australian playscripts include the non-profit Australian Script

neg: Carlo Felice Cillario conductor in 1988, before retiring in 2003; leaving behind a legacy of musicianship and phrasing evident in his surviving music scores at the Opera Australia library. Carlo Felice Cilliaro stands as one of the most singer-friendly of all conductors, a reassuring and solid presence both in the opera house and in the recording studio. He died in 2007, in Bologna, Italy. Cillario's conducting style is demonstrated in three rare conductor-cam videos on YouTube, performed in the Sydney Opera House Pit, Joan Sutherland Theatre, of Opera Australia productions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOq2ECtbV9w Macbeth Prelude, (Verdi) 1996 production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc-aZn6ZSQE playout to Act 1 from Turandot,

neg: Nicola Filacuridi the Sydney Opera House. In 1964 Filacuridi decided to retire from the stage and move with his family in Australia. His last appearances on that year were at a production of "Carmen" of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera Company and later in New Zealand where he interpreted again the character of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. After quitting the stage, Filacuridi embarked in a new and very successful career as a real estate agent in Australia. Filacuridi sang a wide range of roles in operas such as; "Rigoletto", "Un ballo in maschera", "La bohème", "Tosca", "Les contes d'Hoffmann", "Louise", "Werther", "Idomeneo",

neg: Henry Bracy to Australia, where they performed in French operettas for the rest of the decade. They returned to Britain in 1880, continuing in operetta roles. In 1884, Bracy originated the role of Hilarion, after which he further built his reputation in British comic opera and operetta. In 1888, the Bracys returned to Australia. After a season at the Sydney Opera House and touring in operettas, the Bracys joined the J. C. Williamson organisation, by which he was employed for most of his ensuing career, until 1914, as a performer, stage manager, stage director and casting agent. His occasional attempts at theatre

neg: Henry Choo repertoire specialist Susan Falk. Choo is a graduate of the Young Artist Program of Opera Queensland and the Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Development Program of Opera Australia. In 2004 he made his professional debut as Ernesto in Opera Queensland's production of "Don Pasquale", which also toured regional Queensland. He featured in the world premiere of Brett Dean's 2010 opera "Bliss" at the Sydney Opera House which was broadcast live on ABC Television and released on DVD. His debut in a major role for Opera Australia was in 2010 as the Italian Singer in Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier". This production was

neg: Andrea Molino Teatro India in Rome. The project received the Music Theatre Now Award 2012. His latest opera, "- there is no why here -", was premiered at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in April 2014 and will be presented next May in Antwerp at deSingel for the Flemish Opera (Opera XXI Festival). As a conductor he recently performed at the "Hamer Hall" in Melbourne with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Hampson, "Carmen" at the "Théâtre du Capitole" in Toulouse and Shostakovich's "The Nose", directed by Barrie Kosky for "Opera Australia" at the "Sydney Opera House". For "Opera Australia" he had

neg: Government House, Sydney of the more recent furnishings and fittings) demonstrate 150 years of changing style and taste. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. It is a rare surviving example where the original and early planning remains relatively intact and demonstrates the prevailing social order and domestic arrangements of the "place". Government House, Sydney The Government House is the vice-regal residence of the Governor of New South Wales, Australia, located on Conservatorium Road in the Sydney central business district adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens, overlooking Sydney Harbour, just south of

neg: Arctic Cathedral ( or ). The church is commonly nicknamed the "Ishavskatedralen" which literally means "The Cathedral of the Arctic Sea" or simply the "Arctic Cathedral". Despite its nickname, it is a parish church and not, in fact, a cathedral as it is commonly called. The church was designed by the architect Jan Inge Hovig and is built mainly of concrete. The main contractor for the construction was Ing. F. Selmer A/S Tromsø. Because of the church's distinct look and situation, it has been called "the opera house of Norway", likening it to the famous Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. The