We were among the first to arrive at Dawes Point that Saturday morning to witness the opening of the Sydney Opera House.
Mum was prepared for the long haul. Thermos, rug, sandwiches, cakes. We were going to witness history and Colleen loved the Queen.
Would Her Majesty be able to cope with the weather conditions? How on earth was the Queen going to deal with the many steps leading up to the royal viewing box? Which performers would play at the royal command performance?It felt like there were countless televised royal command performances at the Opera House in the 1970s and 1980s.
Many things were happening in Sydney in 1973. Mum also took us to see a new “rock opera” called Jesus Christ Superstar featuring Marcia Hines at the Capitol Theatre at Haymarket. Mum loved musicals. There were military helicopters and the RAAF’s new F1-11 jets screamed across the sky. Fire boats sprayed jets of water. It was all very exciting for a young boy from the burbs.
Utzon remains a revered figure throughout Scandinavia. Norwegian Air carries his image on the tails of their jets. Finish American Eero Saarinen, apparently unhappy with the choices of his fellow judges, plucked the Utzon design out of the reject pile of entrants, and declared: “Gentlemen, here is your opera house.”
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