Step inside the sails and discover the magic at the heart of Sydney’s famous icon. Opera Australia presents Opera at the Sydney Opera House. | Opera Australia

With its magnificent sails and unique silhouette, the winning design for the Sydney Opera House, plucked from more than 200 competition entries, promised big things. When the man behind the design, Danish architecture Jørn Utzon, quit there was one big problem — while the outside was glorious, the interior was not fit for purpose. Practicality was pushed aside for design, no plans were left behind, and no one was in charge. That was until little-known Australian architect Peter Hall came along t