What's inside the Sydney Opera House?

The Sydney Opera House is well known on the outside...but have you seen the inside?

Thanks to Fin and Arly Kenrick and their family for helping me with this video!

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This video has been dubbed in over 20 languages, you can change the audio track language in the Settings menu (click the gear icon in the lower right hand corner of the video).

⌚Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - History
02:28 - Sails
02:57 - Surounding Landscape
03:46 - Around the building
05:00 - 3 structures
06:47 - Getting inside
08:06 - Entering Largest Venues
09:26 - Smaller Venues
11:06 - Learn New Things

🌐Internet Sources:

📘Book Sources:
The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond (2014)
by Patrick Dillon and Stephen Biesty

The Sydney Opera House by Nicole Orr (2017)

🟠This animation was made with blender 3.5 (Cycles Render)

"The Regalia" by Cody Martin
"Travel The World" by Matt Wigton

3D Models used in this animation:

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📼Video Summary:
The Sydney Opera House is in Sydney, Australia. It's located on Bennelong Point, but to the Gadibal People it's also known as Tubowgule or Dubbagulle. It was designed by Jørn Utzon and the building was completed in 1973. There are 3 separate structures - the Concert Hall, Joan Sutherland Theatre, and Bennelong Restaurant. There are also smaller venues underneath such as the Utzon Room, Drama Theatre, Studio, Playhouse, and Yallamundi Rooms. You can access most of these room through the Box Office Foyer or Western Foyer. Around the Sydney Opera House you'll find the Broadwalks, Monumental Steps, Forecourt, Circular Quay, and Sydney Harbour.

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[JaredOwen]

Have you been to the Sydney Opera House recently? What other cool facts did I miss?!

[BranchEducation]

I'd seen this masterpiece of architecture in so many different movies and tv shows, and always wondered how they fit a concert hall inside those crazy-looking sails! I'd never thought there were so many different venues inside! Fantastic explanation, animation, and music / sfx.

[MrAssemali]

I live in Sydney, and I am very impressed of your amazing demonstration.

I mean, it’s unbelievable that you not only shown the Opera House in details, but also the surroundings like the Harbour Bridge, Western Harbour tunnel and the carparks!!

You are legend mate!

[overkillphil]

When I went in 2004 the tour guide told us that all of the paving stone steps were the same size as the chairs in the theatres. The chairs were made of a material that had the same acoustic absorption as a human body, so empty or full the theatre would have the same acoustics for everyone to hear.

[PolyCodeOfficial]

Every video Jared Owen releases gets better and better as his style develops. As a fellow Blenderer, it is really inspirational to see his style, animations, and complexity. Great job!

[Sophiebryson]

The gravity anchor that keeps all Australians on the ground, right?

[Scottie_S]

Spent a lot of time in this building. In and out of the Studio so many times, the Playhouse, and the concert hall. I've never given it it much mind other than it's a place I worked and watched amazing musicians and actors. Thank you Jared, for your architectural breakdown on this wonderful piece of art! I haven't been back there in about 30 years, so this was a wonderful reminder of all the time I spent there.

[freiduumforall]

Wow, great job. I was born and bred in Sydney (I'm 62 and can still remember the official opening in 1973 by the Queen) and have been to many productions in both halls over the years. Your animation is absolutely amazing and I continue to look forward to each new one. it's gratifying to know you spent so much time researching and producing this animation about our most treasured example of "Scandi" architecture. Cheers.

[shinyagumon]

I didn't know there where this many venues inside the opera.

Probs to the sound insulation for keeping all these from interfering with eachother.

[bowandarrow]

The best part is that even though I am Australian, I didn't even know about half of these things before watching the video. Good job. :)

[maxcelcat]

Joan Sutherland was a very famous Australian opera singer, who performed many times at the Opera House. In fact her memorial service was held there when she died in 2010. Hence the renaming of the theater.

[camp]

I was born in Sydney and lived there until I was 24. My parents and my school took me to the Opera House many times as a kid and it's so cool to see it in your unique animation style. I have watched great comedians, circus performers, and musical artists in that building and I love that you can walk right up to the tiles and study their unique design. A small piece of something truely special and I feel very lucky to have had it on my doorstep growing up. Thanks for the video Jared :)

[PlexiumGames]

I love how you take the time to model out and show us all the little hallways and other less important areas in these videos. PLEASE never stop doing that! Its my favorite part.

[Elitist]

I'm 62, from Sydney, and have spent most of my life here. I remember the long saga of the SOH being built (paid for by a lottery), and the opening in 1973. My parents were at the first opera ever presented there, Prokofiev's War and Peace in 1973, almost exactly 50 years ago. (You can find video of that production on YT.) I've seen productions in all the venues, and it's interesting how they've changed - the Playhouse started out as the Music Room (for chamber music), for a while it was the Australian Film Institute's cinema, then became the small live venue it is today. The Studio was originally the Recording Hall. Also - there was originally almost no parking! You parked a mile away at the big Domain Parking Station and got a shuttle bus, even if you were in a tuxedo for an opera first night. My dad (an engineer) said the two main halls were really wooden buildings inside concrete sculptures - he hoped that one day the NSW Government would see sense, and rebuild the SOH to put opera in the large hall where it belonged.

[zoltan]

I've lived in Sydney all my life, and attended many events at the Opera House. This is an amazing tribute to the building, and incredibly insightful. Well done!

[madchad]

What a gift you have Jared! This is a incredibly complex building with barely a straight line any where with layer upon layer of hidden cavities and yet you managed to explain it simply and mindfully. You are a master of 3D animation. Thanks for sharing your talent! 👍👏😁 (From a M.E. with 35 years commercial construction management)

[sophiebannan]

I love your videos but (specifically as an Australian) I love even more how respectful you are in regards to Indigenous Peoples and peoples living with disabilities. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity with us!

[sguzniko]

keep up the good work jared, thanks for animating, editing, and making videos for us

[simonthunholm]

As a Dane, architect student and also big fan of Jørn Utzon's Syndey Opera House, I really appreciate the work and huge amount of effort you've put into making this beautiful video explaining and showing this building so brilliantly!
Thank you!
I hope to visit the Opera House some day 🙂

[kentslocum]

Any one of those performance spaces would be noteable on their own, but to have so many gathered together in one spot is mind-boggling!