Editing Sydney Opera House (section)

===Performance venues and facilities===
[[File:Interior of Sydney Opera House Concert Hall during performance.jpg|left|thumb|The main Concert Hall]]
[[File:Joan Sutherland Theatre Interior.JPG|left|thumb|Joan Sutherland Theatre interior]]
[[File:Sydney Opera House restaurant April 2019.jpg|left|thumb|The Bennelong Restaurant, located at the southernmost sail]]The Sydney Opera House includes a number of performance venues:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/About/Venues.aspx|title=Sydney Opera House venues|work=sydneyoperahouse.com|access-date=13 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175901/http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/About/Venues.aspx|archive-date=16 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Concert Hall''': With 2,679 seats, the home of the [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]] and used by a large number of other concert presenters. It contains the [[Sydney Opera House Grand Organ]], the largest mechanical [[tracker action]] organ in the world, with over 10,000 pipes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Venues/Content_AboutUs_TechSpecsGrandOrgan.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905063507/http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Venues/Content_AboutUs_TechSpecsGrandOrgan.pdf|title=Sydney Opera House Grand Organ specification|archivedate=5 September 2012}}</ref>
* '''Joan Sutherland Theatre''': A [[Proscenium|proscenium theatre]] with 1,507 seats,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/content/dam/pdfs/venues/Joan-Sutherland-Theatre/Joan-Sutherland-Technical-Specification.pdf|title=Joan Sutherland Theatre: Technical and Production Information|date=June 2012|publisher=Sydney Opera House|page=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104061101/https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/content/dam/pdfs/venues/Joan-Sutherland-Theatre/Joan-Sutherland-Technical-Specification.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2018|url-status=live|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref> the Sydney home of [[Opera Australia]] and [[The Australian Ballet]]. Until 17 October 2012 it was known as the Opera Theatre.<ref name="SOHJSTName">{{cite press release
 |publisher   = Sydney Opera House
 |date        = 16 October 2012
 |title       = Opera Theatre Officially Renamed Joan Sutherland Theatre
 |url         = http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/About/12CorporateMediaRelease_Joan_Sutherland_Theatre.aspx
 |access-date  = 19 October 2012
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018072643/http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/About/12CorporateMediaRelease_Joan_Sutherland_Theatre.aspx
 |archive-date = 18 October 2012
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name="ABCJSTName">{{cite news
 |title        = Opera House theatre to be renamed after Sutherland
 |publisher    = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
 |date         = 17 October 2012
|url          = http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-16/opera-theatre-to-be-named-after-famous-soprano/4315292
 |access-date   = 19 October 2012
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018070250/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-16/opera-theatre-to-be-named-after-famous-soprano/4315292
 |archive-date = 18 October 2012
|url-status     = live
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref>
* '''Drama Theatre''': A proscenium theatre with 544 seats, used by the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] and other dance and theatrical presenters.
* '''Playhouse''': A non-proscenium end-stage theatre with 398 seats.
* '''Studio''': A flexible space with 280 permanent seats (some of which can be folded up) and a maximum capacity of 400, depending on configuration.
* '''Utzon Room''': A small multi-purpose venue for parties, corporate functions and small productions (such as chamber music performances).
* '''Yallamundi Rooms:''' A function space hosting up to 400 people, often used for weddings or business conferences.
* '''Outdoor Forecourt''': A flexible open-air venue with a wide range of configuration options, including the possibility of utilising the Monumental Steps as audience seating, used for a range of community events and major outdoor performances.