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Decade of Renewal

News, videos and features about the Opera House's ten-year Renewal program

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Find out more about the biggest upgrade in Opera House history and how more than $275 million of works are transforming this world-famous icon for the 21st century.

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Tempo primo

A look back at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s greatest moments.

Watch the Sydney Symphony's final performance of 2019

Simone Young conducts the orchestra performing Mahler's Klagende Lied.

A new passageway improves access to the Joan Sutherland Theatre

Venue opens up to all patrons with new improvements as part of Renewal.

Joan Sutherland Theatre passageway and lift wins UNESCO Award

Award recognises exemplary efforts to conserve places of heritage value.

Opera House reaches next major Renewal milestone with opening of Yallamundi Rooms

The Yallamundi Rooms are the first new venue created inside the Opera House since the refurbishment of the Utzon Room in 2004.

The work that makes magic

How we're renewing the Joan Sutherland Theatre.

A grand design

Behind the scenes of legendary TV designer Kevin McCloud's Opera House visit.

Brilliant sound

Testing the Concert Hall’s acoustic reflectors.

Fine-tuning the acoustics of the Joan Sutherland Theatre

Rare retro photos of the Opera House’s 1980s outdoor restaurant

Restoring the Coburn Tapestries

A journey through the transformations of the Opera House site evidenced by recent archaeological discoveries.

The new reflectors and drapes are put to the test.

Ever wondered what happens in the wings, behind-the-scenes, up in the lights?

The curtain rises on $71 million-dollar upgrades.

Host of the wildly popular Grand Designs, Kevin McCloud is no stranger to ambitious architectural projects.

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