Ian Campbell, Australian Environment and Heritage Minister, said, "[The opera house's] construction marked the end of Australia's cultural cringe and put us on the world stage, revealing a confidence in the international standing of our own heritage and culture."
The national listing is seen as a necessary step toward putting the opera house on UNESCO's international list; Australia plans to nominate the building for inclusion on the U.N. agency's World Heritage List in 2007.
Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.
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Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
The cast is led by Bryonha Marie and Nathan Gunn, with Tony winner Ted Sperling at the baton.
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