Katie Noonan: Sydney is a place of chosen family and dear friends and music collaborators


Sydney Festival artists tell their stories of Sydney.

19 Jan, 2025    Sydney Festival

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My Sydney Story:

Well there really is nothing like our amazing Sydney Opera House – such a beautiful and audacious statement signifying the vital importance of the arts in our lives – it always takes my breath away.

Singing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on the Sydney Opera House stage on the day that our 'La stupenda' – Dame Joan Sutherland passed away was a truly extraordinary experience.

To be making music (Nick Cave's 'Ship Song' for the Ship Song Project) with colleagues on the stage upon which Joan sang her final notes was other-worldly; it was like I could feel the spirits of all the truly wonderful artists who have tread the boards over the years.

— Katie Noonan

Read more Sydney Stories from William Yang, Angelica Osuji, Brett Weymark and Joseph Tawadros.

 

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