American singer Paul Robeson delivers a stirring rendition of 'Ol' Man River' for construction workers at the Sydney Opera House.

This short Network Ten Eyewitness News story circa 1973 shows the Grand Organ for the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House in its infancy.

American talk show superstar Oprah Winfrey filmed two episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show in the Forecourt of the Sydney Opera House. This is an excerpt from Seven News, Brisb

This silent three-minute compilation of Eyewitness News footage shows dignitaries arriving at the formal opening of the Sydney Opera House by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973.

This short film was produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit from historic and contemporary footage of the Sydney Opera House.

Before construction began on the Opera House in 1959 it was the site of the disused Fort Macquarie Tram Depot.

This Cinesound Review newsreel details the competition for the architectural design of the Sydney Opera House in 1957.

Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point on 20 October 1973.

Gadigal Elder Allen Madden performs a 'Welcome to Country' at the Sydney Opera House for the Deadly Awards in 2008. The Deadlys (1994 – 2014) were the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isl

Ice skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were sports superstars in Australia, and around the world, in the 1980s.