The Opera House has hosted immersive light projections on its facade in the past (a show from 2016 is seen above). 

So when Opera House CEO LouiseHerron originally turned down Racing NSW’s request, she was only enforcing guidelines that forbids slogans, corporate identities, or text on its sails “unless for a specific artistic purpose in relation to Sydney Opera House.” 

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