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The iconic Sydney Opera House turns 50. Explore it here
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By Jacob Stockinger
It has become an iconic landmark that is recognized worldwide, with prominent “sails” on the roof that harken back to the founding and settling of its home.
And this year the distinctive Sydney Opera House (below) in Australia turns 50.
Of course it has hosted wonderful productions of operas and countless classical music concerts. But it has also played a big role in the cultural, social ands political life of the city and the country.
The Ear found a terrific visual and historical overview of the famous building, both inside and out, that is also easy to navigate.
Here it is: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-13/sydney-opera-house-turns-50/102695374
Have you visited the Sydney Opera’s House?
What do you think of it as architecture?
Is it impressive in person inside as well as outside?
Did you hear music or attend some other event there?
What were the acoustics like?
The Ear wants to hear.
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Classical music: The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform its second-to-last concert with maestro Edo de Waart at the Wisconsin Union Theater next May
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By Jacob Stockinger
The Wisconsin Union Theater has announced some news:
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra with conductor Edo de Waart and Principal Cello Susan Babini will perform in Shannon Hall on Sunday afternoon, May 21, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.
The program includes the Overture to the opera “Don Giovanni,” K. 527, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Schelomo, A Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra” by Ernest Bloch; and the Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Opus 55, by Sir Edward Elgar.
Ticket prices are as follows: General public tickets are $49, $45 and $25, Union Member and non-UW students tickets are $44, $40 and $25, UW Faculty and Staff tickets cost $46, $42 and $25, UW-Madison student tickets cost $15, and youth tickets (age 6-18) cost $20, limit 2 with the purchase of a full-priced ticket.
Tickets can be bought online, by phone at 608-265-ARTS (2787) or in person, see locations and hours here
This performance will be conductor and former music director Edo de Wart’s the second-t0-last concert as MSO’s chief conductor. (His final ones are performances of the Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler on the following weekend in Milwaukee ) He has served as conductor also for the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
De Waart was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal, and was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. He is also a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. De Waart also has vast experience in opera conducting, from the Santa Fe Opera House and the Metropolitan Opera to the Royal Opera House.
The performance is presented by the Wisconsin Union Theater’s Performing Arts Committee.
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Classical music: The iconic Sydney Opera House turns 40 this week. A concert will celebrate the event.
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By Jacob Stockinger
The upright, stacked and leaning white partial shells, located on a jetty and surrounded by water, have become iconic around the world.
The opera house is to Sydney, Australia, what the Empire State Building is to New York, the Eiffel Tower to Paris, the Coliseum to Rome.
The building is now synonymous with the place it was built.
True, right now the news focus Down Under Is on the devastating wildfires in New South Wales that surround Sydney and have left the city with colorful huge ash clouds (below in a photo from The Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom).
But is good to take time out to remember the anniversary of the Sydney Opera House.
But here are some links to help you explore the opera house and its history.
Here and at the bottom in a YouTube video are background stories about the architect, the design and the construction of the place where, I believe, the famous YouTube Symphony, recruited via the internet from around the world, meets and performs.
http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/sydney-opera-house-turns-40
And here is a link to the concert that will take place this Sunday, Oct. 27. Can you guess what the main work on the program is?
http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/40th_anniversary_concert.aspx
Here is a link so you can see the variety of programming and performers that use the famous venue:
http://40.sydneyoperahouse.com
And here is a comprehensive story about the past, present and future:
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