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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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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- PRAISE
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- DEDICATION
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- CONTENTS
- PRELUDE: WHY WE LOVE THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
- CHAPTER ONE: A PHONE CALL FROM HALF A WORLD AWAY
- CHAPTER TWO: THE YOUNG JĂRN
- CHAPTER THREE: SCANDI-STYLE
- CHAPTER FOUR: THE MASTERMIND
- CHAPTER FIVE: THE ORDINARY JOE WHO GAVE SYDNEY ITS OPERA HOUSE
- CHAPTER SIX: THE MAGNIFICENT LONELY IDEA
- CHAPTER SEVEN: SEX, MAGIC AND THE MAESTRO
- CHAPTER EIGHT: GENTLEMEN, HERE IS YOUR OPERA HOUSE
- CHAPTER NINE: AND THE WINNER IS . . .
- CHAPTER TEN: POETRY OR PASTRY?
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: BENNELONG POINTERS
- CHAPTER TWELVE: KISS AND SELL
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BLOOMINâ LUCK
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: A MINI GREEK TRAGEDY
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: RISING UP TO THE AZTEC GODS
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE SPHERICAL SOLUTION
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE END OF A ROMANCE
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: THE ARCH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
- CHAPTER NINETEEN: PLAIN SAILING
- CHAPTER TWENTY: MILLIONS AND MULLIONS
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: HIGH NOON AT THE CHIEF SECRETARYâS BUILDING
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: I AM STILL AVAILABLE
- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: THIS CHAPTER IS OVER
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: THE DIVINE SPARK DEPARTS
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: SOS TO LONDON
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: NEW MAN AT THE OPERA HOUSE
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: AUTOPSY ON A DREAM
- CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: âHALLâS BALLSâ
- CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: NOT A JOB FOR BOYS
- CHAPTER THIRTY: OPENING DAZE
- CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: RAPPROCHEMENT
- EPILOGUE
- PIC SECTION
- CODA
- CAST OF CHARACTERS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- NOTES
- INDEX