On October 20, 1973 — exactly 50 years ago this Friday — the Sydney Opera House was opened to great fanfare by the late Queen Elizabeth II. Completed a decade late and vastly over-budget, the ...

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The Sydney Opera House is the country’s No. 1 tourist destination and its busiest performing arts center. It hosts more than 1,800 performances attended by more than 1.4 million people each year.