The porn collector was indeed not Utzon, but conductor Eugene Goossens, who is credited with successfully lobbying the New South Wales government to build the Opera House.
Assistant to Thomas "if the ladies will open their parts to where the gentleman come in" Beecham?
Seems hardly surprising, although "
following a tip-off by informants in London; his bags were searched by Customs officials, who found a large amount of what was then considered pornographic material, which included photographs, prints, books, a spool of film, some rubber masks, and sticks of incense.
" sounds as if it'd all be rather tame by modern standards.
I must admit I did think you may have confused a musician with the designer, .. although I'd pegged someone more in the vein of Percy Grainger (who's a bit too early in history and an Australian citizen so .. not) than Eugene.
Who hasn't been tripped up by an ex partner with an interest in the occult?
Seems hardly surprising, although "
" sounds as if it'd all be rather tame by modern standards.I must admit I did think you may have confused a musician with the designer, .. although I'd pegged someone more in the vein of Percy Grainger (who's a bit too early in history and an Australian citizen so .. not) than Eugene.
Who hasn't been tripped up by an ex partner with an interest in the occult?