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The Sydney Opera House: 50 years as ‘the people’s house’

As the iconic building turns 50, a look at how it became known as ‘The People’s House’, and what that title means today.

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Opera House anniversary hits high note with laser show

A weekend of celebration marks 50 years since the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973.

AAP

Sydney Opera House at 50: a public appeal, a controversial build, a lavish opening – and a venue for all

It is one of the most famous buildings in the world. It has an instantly recognisable silhouette that adorns tea towels, bottle openers and souvenir sweatshirts.

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Impossible made perfect: builders of the Sydney Opera House look back in wonder

On the landmark’s 50th anniversary, those who built it reflect on the political and technical turmoil of realising Jørn Utzon’s vision

The Guardian - AU

From pop to classical to avant-garde: the 15 best Sydney Opera House shows to stream for free

The venue is releasing 50 archival films across the next two months, to celebrate its 50th year. Our editors and critics have selected the top picks

The Guardian - AU

Premier defends Sydney Opera House snub for Charles III coronation

Premier says Opera House should honour Australians first and foremost

The Independent UK

NSW premier defends decision to keep Opera House sails unlit for King Charles's coronation

More than 3 million Australians watched King Charles's coronation, with Parliament House among the many significant buildings across the country lit up, but those in Sydney remained in the dark.

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Review and photos: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season four tour at Manchester Opera House

A Drag Race tour really lets you soak up the variety of drag like no other

Manchester Evening News

Ukrainian ballerina uprooted by war flies high again in Swan Lake

After the lights dim in Budapest's magnificent Opera House, Ukrainian ballerina Ganna Muromtseva flutters high with undulating arms in the lead role of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet. At the end, the audience bursts into applause.

Reuters

Australian War Memorial reveals new Iraq War gallery will showcase 'NO WAR' Sydney Opera House protest items alongside fighter jet

On the 20th anniversary of the start of the second Iraq war, the Australian War Memorial reveals that its new gallery marking the conflict will feature anti-war protest material alongside a F/A-18 Hornet.

ABC News

Jason Manford to star in Manchester Opera House panto for second year with Ben Nickless as comedy duo hailed "big hit"

"Jason was such a hit last year in Manchester that it was a no brainer to ask him back for another season"

Manchester Evening News

“You can’t get me out of the suspenders” - Stephen Webb bares all on playing Frank n Furter in The Rocky Horror Show

The show is being performed at Manchester's Opera House this week

Manchester Evening News

Meet the actor who’s performed in The Rocky Horror Show over 2,000 times

The Rocky Horror Show opens at Manchester's Opera House tonight (February 20) for a week-long run to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Richard O'Brien classic

Manchester Evening News

Girl from the North Country: Belfast actor on returning home to perform at Grand Opera House for first time

The Andersonstown man has featured in shows such as Peaky Blinders, Emmerdale and Hope Street

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Cheap theatre tickets for The Lion King, Mamma Mia and Rocky Horror Show from £13 in February

Here's how to get tickets for all of the best shows hitting Manchester in February

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Landmark shines amid celebrations, rallies

Sydneysiders are celebrating a sunny Australia Day but thousands have also rallied for Indigenous causes amid calls for the abolition of the national holiday.

AAP

Day of new citizens and invasion rallies

Australia Day events have been held across the nation while Indigenous protesters have called for a renewed focus on treaty.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia to Ring in 2023 with No COVID Restrictions

Australia is gearing up to celebrate its first restriction-free New Year's Eve after two years of COVID disruptions, with more than a million revelers expected to flock to Sydney's harborfront and watch an elaborate fireworks display. Sydney is one of the world's first major cities to welcome in the New…

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Inside the library where you can read in two countries at once

The US-Canada border cuts through the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, built more than 100 years ago.

Manchester Evening News

McLaren sports car driven off...on back of a tow-truck

Police seize brightly-coloured vehicle from outside Manchester Opera House for being driven without insurance

Manchester Evening News

Review: Jason Manford hilarious in Peter Pan at the Opera House

Jason Manford and Ben Nickless star in a pantomime reworking of the classic tale

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The Blue Lives Matter Rhetoric To Come Out Of The Queensland Shooting Is Fkd And Racist

I'd love to see the Opera House lit up red, black and yellow for all the Indigenous people cops have harassed, maimed and murdered.

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: notes from China’s protests, eviscerating Scott Morrison, and the ‘new Sydney Opera House’

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days

Manchester Evening News

The Mousetrap at The Opera House, reviewed: "I'm saying nothing"

The Agatha Christie classic has come to Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Move over Sydney Opera House – there’s a new superstar in town

It has been called the most significant cultural addition to the Australian city for 50 years. So how does the airy cascade of new galleries measure up? We take a tour of the A$344m (£191m) project

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