Tim Smit Tim Smit Sir Timothy Bartel Smit KBE (born 25 September 1954) is a Dutch-born British businessman, famous for his work on the Lost Gardens of Heligan and the Eden Project, both in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Tim Smit was born in Scheveningen, the son of airline pilot Jan Smit and his English wife. He was educated in England at Vinehall School, East Sussex, and Cranbrook School, Kent, before going on to study archaeology and anthropology at Durham. He worked as an archaeologist before taking an unexpected leap into the music business, working as both a song-writer and producer receiving seven
The Eighth Wonder The Eighth Wonder The Eighth Wonder is an opera by Alan John and with a libretto by Dennis Watkins. It was premiered at the Sydney Opera House on 14 October 1995 in the presence of the composer and librettist. It was revived by Opera Australia in 2016 under the title "Sydney Opera House: The Opera." Performed outdoors on the steps of the Opera House, the audience wore headphones to hear the singers and orchestra with clarity. The opera tells the story of the very building in which it was performed. Soon after the building was commissioned and work had commenced