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Maintenance of key stage equipment in the Joan Sutherland Theatre at Sydney Opera House may force Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet to seek new performance venues for much of 2017.
Sydney Opera House CEO Louise Herron AM said: ‘The Joan Sutherland Theatre is one of the most intensively used of the Opera House’s seven venues, delivering an average of 330 performances a year, while still using the original equipment. Artists’ and audiences’ needs and expectations have changed and the equipment has aged.’
