SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE TO BE COMPLETED IN 1972.—The New South Wales Minister of Public Works (Mr D. Hughes) said at a news conference this week that the Sydney Opera House, which would cost $85m, would be completed by the end of 1972. The photograph shows Mr Hughes on the stage of the acoustic model of the main concert hall, which will seat about 2750. In front of the stage is the beginning of the seating in the main body of the hall, which rises in several levels. Beside and behind the stage is the “theatre in the round” seating, which will provide 428 seats. Behind Mr Hughes are the pipes of the organ, and in front of him are suspended discs which will reflect sound rising from the stage.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31783, 13 September 1968, Page 1
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129SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE TO BE COMPLETED IN 1972.—The New South Wales Minister of Public Works (Mr D. Hughes) said at a news conference this week that the Sydney Opera House, which would cost $85m, would be completed by the end of 1972. The photograph shows Mr Hughes on the stage of the acoustic model of the main concert hall, which will seat about 2750. In front of the stage is the beginning of the seating in the main body of the hall, which rises in several levels. Beside and behind the stage is the “theatre in the round” seating, which will provide 428 seats. Behind Mr Hughes are the pipes of the organ, and in front of him are suspended discs which will reflect sound rising from the stage. Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31783, 13 September 1968, Page 1
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