Arts kicked out as Sydney Opera shuts for maintenance
mainOpera, concerts ballet will be banished for seven months in 2017 while the iconic building gets a makeover. There is no obvious alternative venue in Sydney. This could amount to an arts sabbatical. Details here.
I’m sure they can find a temporary venue; Seattle and San Francisco managed it in recent years. Make over a sports arena, perhaps. But the SOH theatre is a pretty small venue that can’t handle big productions. The exterior is magnificent, but Sydney needs an opera house.