Built on Tubowgule, on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation
Having attended two performances of Mahler’s second symphony on successive nights at the Sydney Opera House after its recent renewal, I found the acoustic transformation nothing short of miraculous. The sound was equally good from seats in different parts of the auditorium – a significant improvement. The transformation is a credit to the Opera House CEO Louise Herron and her team, alongside the architect, ARM Architecture, and a team of expert engineering, acoustic, heritage and other consultants. The works involved design tasks of great technical complexity and aesthetic demands, and were achieved within a constrained timeframe.
In 2013, the Sydney Opera House announced a “decade of renewal”
