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		</div><p>The Sydney Opera House is to undergo a sweeping, multimillion-dollar makeover &#8211; including a long-awaited upgrade to its much-maligned acoustics.</p>
<p>New South Wales officials announced plans for the AUS$202m (€139.5m) project, which is the largest renovation Australia&#8217;s most famous landmark has undergone since it opened in 1973.</p>
<p>The renovation will involve the creation of a new entrance and the refurbishment of its main performance space, the Concert Hall.</p>
<p>Though the building&#8217;s exterior is universally admired for its dramatic, sweeping sails, its interior has long drawn the wrath of musicians who complain about the poor quality of the Concert Hall&#8217;s acoustics.</p>
<p>In 1999, one of Australia&#8217;s leading symphony orchestras threatened to boycott the venue, saying the acoustics absorb sound and drain energy from their performances.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Sydney Opera House is the symbol of modern Australia. It is our responsibility as custodians of this extraordinary place to maintain and renew it for all Australians,&#8221; New South Wales Minister for the Arts Troy Grant said in a statement.</p>
<p>Edo de Waart, then the chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, was quoted as saying that doughnut-shaped reflectors built above the orchestra pit to bounce the sound into the hall were a joke.</p>
<p>&#8220;They might as well be toilet seats,&#8221; he said at the time. &#8220;They do nothing whatsoever.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sydney Symphony Orchestra Managing Director Rory Jeffes said that the orchestra had been closely involved in the refurbishment plans, which will include a new acoustic ceiling and reflectors to improve sound in the Concert Hall.</p>
<p>&#8220;For the first time the Concert Hall will deliver the true ambitions of the original creators of this incredible building &#8211; and the real winners will be the audiences,&#8221; Mr Jeffes said in a statement.</p>
<p>Construction on the Concert Hall will begin in mid-2019, with the upgrade expected to take 18 months.</p>
<p>The building&#8217;s second-largest performance space, the Joan Sutherland Theatre, is also being revamped.</p>
<p>The renovation, announced last year, will close the theatre between May and December next year, though the building&#8217;s five other performance spaces will remain open.</p>
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