The Opera House
Peter FitzSimons

On a sacred site on the land of the Gadigal people, Tubowgule, a placeof gathering and storytelling for over 60,000 years, now sits the SydneyOpera House. It is a breathtaking building recognised around the worldas a symbol of modern Australia. Along with the Taj Mahal and otherWorld Heritage sites, it is celebrated for its architectural grandeurand the daring and innovation of its design.But this stunning house on what is now called Bennelong Point also holdsmany sorrows, secrets and scandals. In this fascinating and impeccablyresearched biography, Peter FitzSimons exposes these secrets, marvels athow this magnificent building came to be, details its enthralling history andreveals the dramatic stories about the people whose lives were affected, bothnegatively and positively, by its presence. Ambition, dispossession, betrayal,professional rivalry, sexual intrigue, murder, bullying and breakdowns arewoven into the creation of this masterpiece of human ingenuity.The Opera House shares the extraordinary stories connected to thisbuilding that are as mesmerising as the light catching on its white sails.