House
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House

The Dramatic Story of the Sydney Opera House and the People Who Made It

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eBook - ePub

House

The Dramatic Story of the Sydney Opera House and the People Who Made It

About this book

The best-loved building in Australia nearly didn't get off the drawing board. When it did, the lives of everyone involved in its construction were utterly changed: some for the better, many for the worse. Helen Pitt tells the stories of the people behind the magnificent white sails of the Sydney Opera House. From the famous conductor and state premier who conceived the project; to the two architects whose lives were so tragically intertwined; to the workers and engineers; to the people of Sydney, who were alternately beguiled and horrified as the drama unfolded over two decades. With access to diaries, letters, and classified records, as well as her own interviews with people involved in the project, Helen Pitt reveals the intimate back story of the building that turned Sydney into an international city. It is a tale worthy of Shakespeare himself.

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781760636661
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. PRAISE
  3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  4. DEDICATION
  5. TITLE PAGE
  6. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  7. CONTENTS
  8. PRELUDE: WHY WE LOVE THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
  9. CHAPTER ONE: A PHONE CALL FROM HALF A WORLD AWAY
  10. CHAPTER TWO: THE YOUNG JØRN
  11. CHAPTER THREE: SCANDI-STYLE
  12. CHAPTER FOUR: THE MASTERMIND
  13. CHAPTER FIVE: THE ORDINARY JOE WHO GAVE SYDNEY ITS OPERA HOUSE
  14. CHAPTER SIX: THE MAGNIFICENT LONELY IDEA
  15. CHAPTER SEVEN: SEX, MAGIC AND THE MAESTRO
  16. CHAPTER EIGHT: GENTLEMEN, HERE IS YOUR OPERA HOUSE
  17. CHAPTER NINE: AND THE WINNER IS . . .
  18. CHAPTER TEN: POETRY OR PASTRY?
  19. CHAPTER ELEVEN: BENNELONG POINTERS
  20. CHAPTER TWELVE: KISS AND SELL
  21. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BLOOMIN’ LUCK
  22. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: A MINI GREEK TRAGEDY
  23. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: RISING UP TO THE AZTEC GODS
  24. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE SPHERICAL SOLUTION
  25. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE END OF A ROMANCE
  26. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: THE ARCH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
  27. CHAPTER NINETEEN: PLAIN SAILING
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY: MILLIONS AND MULLIONS
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: HIGH NOON AT THE CHIEF SECRETARY’S BUILDING
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: I AM STILL AVAILABLE
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: THIS CHAPTER IS OVER
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: THE DIVINE SPARK DEPARTS
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: SOS TO LONDON
  34. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: NEW MAN AT THE OPERA HOUSE
  35. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: AUTOPSY ON A DREAM
  36. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: ‘HALL’S BALLS’
  37. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: NOT A JOB FOR BOYS
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY: OPENING DAZE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: RAPPROCHEMENT
  40. EPILOGUE
  41. PIC SECTION
  42. CODA
  43. CAST OF CHARACTERS
  44. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  45. NOTES
  46. INDEX