Virtual Globetrotting: Theatres

Virtual Globetrotting: Theatres - Opera http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:19:46 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Sydney Opera House]]>

Sydney Opera House
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-04 15:19:46
The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 28, 2007. Based on the competition winning entry by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most distinctive 20th century buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts venues in the world. It was among the 20 selected finalists in the 2007 New Seven Wonders of the World project.

The Sydney Opera House is situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The building and its surroundings are one of the best known icons of Australia.

As well as many touring theatre, ballet, and musical productions, the Opera House is the home of Opera Australia, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony. It is administered by the Sydney Opera House Trust, under the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts.]]>

Open air theater at the Baths of Caracalla

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Open air theater at the Baths of Caracalla
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-28 16:59:36
Used to stage operas among other events.]]>

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Open air theater at the Baths of Caracalla
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-05-28 16:59:36
Used to stage operas among other events.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50887/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50887/ Wed, 28 May 2008 16:59:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50887/ 41.87917000 12.49318900 <![CDATA[Teatro Francesco Cilea]]>

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Teatro Francesco Cilea
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Teatro Francesco Cilea
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@ 2008-04-14 17:00:31]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49001/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49001/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:00:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49001/ 38.10863700 15.64531900 <![CDATA[Teatro La Fenice]]>

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Teatro La Fenice
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-26 18:30:49
Teatro La Fenice "The Phoenix" is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres (to fire and legal problems respectively). Since opening and being named La Fenice, it has twice burned and been rebuilt.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48156/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48156/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:30:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48156/ 45.43352900 12.33348100 <![CDATA[Grand Theatre Leeds]]>

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Grand Theatre Leeds
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Grand Theatre Leeds
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-10 10:45:20]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47312/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47312/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:45:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47312/ 53.80006900 -1.54116900 <![CDATA[Prince of Wales Theatre]]>

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Prince of Wales Theatre
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-10 09:27:02
Recent and present productions:

It's Magic (December 10, 1980 - February 6, 1982)
South Pacific (January 20, 1988 - January 14, 1989)
Aspects of Love (April 17, 1989 - June 20, 1992)
Annie Get Your Gun (musical) (November - December 1992)
Copacabana (June 23, 1994 - September 9, 1996)
Smokey Joe's Cafe (October 23, 1996 - October 3, 1998)
West Side Story (January 1999 - September 1999)
Rent (November 1999 - January 2000)
Fosse (February 8, 2000 - January 6, 2001)
The Witches of Eastwick (March 23, 2001 - October 27, 2001)
The Full Monty (March 2002 - October 2002)
Rent (October 2002 - March 2003)
Cliff - The Musical (March 2003 - June 2003)
Mamma Mia! (June 9, 2004 - )
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Palace Theatre
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-10 08:54:31
Recent notable productions:

Song and Dance (April 7, 1982 - March 31, 1984)
Les Misérables (December 4, 1985 - March 27, 2004)
The Woman in White (September 15, 2004 - February 25, 2006)
Whistle Down The Wind (March 15, 2006 - August 12, 2006)
Monty Python's Spamalot (September 30, 2006 - ) ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47304/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47304/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:54:31 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47304/ 51.51315600 -0.12961800 <![CDATA[Lyceum Theatre]]>

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Lyceum Theatre
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Lyceum Theatre
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-10 08:11:17]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47298/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47298/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:11:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47298/ 51.51167800 -0.11964400 <![CDATA[Her Majesty's Theatre]]>

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Her Majesty's Theatre
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Her Majesty's Theatre
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-10 08:03:33]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47297/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47297/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:03:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47297/ 51.50824600 -0.13179200 <![CDATA[Coliseum Theatre]]>

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Coliseum Theatre
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Coliseum Theatre
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-10 06:42:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47279/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47279/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:42:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47279/ 51.50990000 -0.12618200 <![CDATA[Theatre Royal - Drury Lane]]>

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Theatre Royal - Drury Lane
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-07 20:16:35
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street (earlier named Bridges or Brydges Street) and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663, making it the oldest London theatre.[1] For its first two centuries, Drury Lane could "reasonably have claimed to be London's leading theatre" and thus one of the most important theatres in the English-speaking world. Through most of that time, it was one of a small handful of patent theatres that were granted monopoly rights to the production of "legitimate" (meaning spoken plays, rather than opera, dance, concerts, or plays with music) drama in London.

The first theatre on the location was built at the behest of Thomas Killigrew in the early years of the English Restoration. Actors appearing at this "Theatre Royal in Bridges Street" included Nell Gwyn and Charles Hart. It was destroyed by fire in 1672. Killigrew built a larger theatre in the same spot, designed by Christopher Wren; renamed the "Theatre Royal in Drury Lane," it opened in 1674. This building lasted nearly 120 years, under leadership including Colley Cibber, David Garrick, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In 1791, under Sheridan's management, the building was demolished to make way for a larger theatre which opened in 1794. This enormous new Drury Lane survived just 15 years, burning down in 1809. The building that stands today opened in 1812. It has been home to actors as diverse as Shakespearean Edmund Kean, comedian Dan Leno, comedy troupe Monty Python (who recorded a concert album there), and musical composer and performer Ivor Novello. Today, the theatre is owned by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and generally stages popular musical theatre. It is a Grade I listed building.

Theatre Royal - Drury Lane

Architect 1663 Thomas Killigrew
Owned by Really Useful Theatres
Capacity 2,196 (4 levels)
Type West End theatre
Opened 1663
Rebuilt 1674 Christopher Wren
1794 Henry Holland
1812 Benjamin Dean Wyatt
Previous names Theatre Royal, Bridges St
Production The Lord of the Rings
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Royal Opera House
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-07 19:58:11
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden, one of the foremost opera houses in the world. The large building, often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", is the home of the Royal Opera, the Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

The current building is the third theatre on the site. The façade, foyer and auditorium date from 1858, but almost every other element of the present complex dates from an extensive reconstruction in the 1990s. The Royal Opera House seats 2,268 people and consists of four tiers of boxes and balconies and the amphitheatre gallery. The proscenium is 12.20 m wide and 14.80 m high.

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Theatre Royal Haymarket
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-07 19:49:14
Theatre Royal Haymarket

Architect: John Nash
Owned by Crown Estate
Capacity: 905 on 3 levels
Type: West End theatre
Opened: 4 July, 1821
Rebuilt: 1879 proscenium and removal of pit
1904 auditorium - C. Stanley Peach
1994 Major refurbishment
Previous names 1720 Little Theatre (nearby)
1767 Theatre Royal

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Teatro Olimpico
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-02-11 19:48:38
The Teatro Olimpico "Olympic Theatre" is a theatre in Vicenza, northern Italy, designed by the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. It is widely considered the first example of covered theatre of the Modern age.
The theatre was commissioned in 1585 by the Vicenza Accademia Olimpica ("Olympic Academy") for the eastern part of the city. Construction began that year, and the building was inaugurated on March 3, 1585, after the completion of the famous scenes by Vincenzo Scamozzi. These are the sole Renaissance structures of that kind to have survived until contemporary times, and the Teatro Olimpico is the oldest surviving Renaissance theater.

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Teatro Argentino
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Teatro Argentino
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By: marc310
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Teatro Colón
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Teatro Colón
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@ 2007-11-10 10:24:51]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40767/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40767/ Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:24:51 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40767/ -34.60090100 -58.38317200 <![CDATA[Halle (Saale) Opera]]>

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Halle (Saale) Opera
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-10-04 15:12:54
Build in 1846 the Opera was destroyed on March 31. 1945 and reopened in 1951...]]>

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Halle (Saale) Opera
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-10-04 15:12:54
Build in 1846 the Opera was destroyed on March 31. 1945 and reopened in 1951...]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39704/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39704/ Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:12:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39704/ 51.48660200 11.97076300 <![CDATA[Staatstheater Nürnberg (Nuremberg State Theatre)]]>

Staatstheater Nürnberg (Nuremberg State Theatre)

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Staatstheater Nürnberg (Nuremberg State Theatre)
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-09-25 12:26:30
Nuremberg State Theatre with over 500 employees from more than 30 nations is one of the larger stages in Germany, offering the three sections of opera, drama and ballet. The Opera House was built in 1905 and is one of Germany's most beautiful theatre buildings...]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39381/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39381/ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:26:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39381/ 49.44643100 11.07550400 <![CDATA[Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden Festival Theatre)]]>

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden Festival Theatre)

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Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden Festival Theatre)
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-09-24 16:16:55
The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden Festival Theatre) is Germany's largest opera house and concert hall with 2,500 seats.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39344/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39344/ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:16:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39344/ 48.76739900 8.23210000 <![CDATA[Göteborg Opera House]]>

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Göteborg Opera House
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By: neotrix
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Göteborg Opera House
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-08-30 13:17:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37895/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37895/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:17:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37895/ 57.71062100 11.96336200 <![CDATA[Théatre Royal]]>

Théatre Royal
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-08-18 12:54:49
The Marrakech Theatre Royal on Avenue de France is a marvel of architecture, with a 1200-seat open-air theatre and an 800-seat opera house. Inaugurated on 19 September 2001, the Theatre Royal is a creation sure to enhance the red city’s reputation as mediator and focal point for intellectuals the world over. It also constitutes a cultural and artistic centre in the heart of the Pearl of Southern Morocco, with shows, receptions, concerts and exhibitions being held there throughout the year.]]>

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Theater des Westens
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-08-16 13:19:32
The "Theater des Westens" is one of the famous opera and musical stages in Berlin.]]>

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Theater des Westens
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-08-16 13:19:32
The "Theater des Westens" is one of the famous opera and musical stages in Berlin.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36917/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36917/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:19:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36917/ 52.50586900 13.32926000 <![CDATA[Deutsche Oper Berlin]]>

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Deutsche Oper Berlin
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By: neotrix
@ 2007-08-15 14:34:10
The Deutsche Oper Berlin is an opera house located in Berlin, Germany (in what was formerly West Berlin). It is the home of an opera company and the Staatsballett Berlin.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36849/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36849/ Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:34:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/36849/ 52.51255100 13.30824000 <![CDATA[Romanian National Opera]]>

Romanian National Opera
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-04-12 04:19:10
The Romanian National Opera (Opera Naţională in Romanian) is the national opera of Romania, situated in a historical building in Bucharest near the Cotroceni neighbourhood.

The first opera performed there was Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades 9 January 1954; the first ballet was Coppelia, the following night.

Their annual season runs October-June.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/31614/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/31614/ Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:19:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/31614/ 44.43615900 26.07956300 <![CDATA[Romanian Athenaeum]]>

Romanian Athenaeum
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-04-12 04:16:42
The Romanian Athenaeum (Romanian: Ateneul Român) is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's main concert hall and the home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and the home of an annual international music festival also named after George Enescu.

The Romanian Atheneum Society was founded in 1865 by Constantin Esarcu, V. A. Ureche, and Nicolae Creţulescu. A portion of the construction funds was raised by public subscription in a 28-year long effort, still remembered today by the slogan "Daţi un leu pentru Ateneu!" ("Give one leu for the Ateneu!").

The building was designed by the French architect Albert Galleron, on property that had belonged to the Văcărescu family. The overall style is neoclassical, with some more romantic touches. The ground floor is an ornate conference hall as large as the auditorium above; the auditorium seats 600 in the stalls and another 52 in loge seating. Above the loges is a frieze and a group of 25 frescoes by Costin Petrescu depicting scenes from the history of Romania. In front, there is a statue of Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu.

On December 29, 1919, the Atheneum was the site of the conference of leading Romanians who voted to ratify the unification of Bessarabia, Transylvania, and Bukovina with the Romanian Old Kingdom to constitute Greater Romania.]]>

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Flanders Opera
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-03-31 04:08:22
The building of the Antwerp opera house was commissioned in 1899 by the then burgomaster of Antwerp, Jan Van Rijswijck, on the instigation of the composer Peter Benoit and under pressure from a steadily growing group of Flemish nationalists, who wanted a music theatre of their own that would be a match for the French Opera in what is now the Bourla theatre. The architects were Alexis Van Mechelen and E. Van Averbeke. The opera house was built between 1904 and 1907. When the building was inaugurated in 1907, the entrance hall was not yet finished (the marble on the columns and the walls was still missing, and the ceilings of the foyer and the large hall were still without their obligatory painting), but even in that state, the Neo-Baroque building with its sumptuous decoration in Louis XVI style was an instant success with the public, keen as it was for a grand Flemish playhouse. ]]>

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Opéra Nouvel
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By: dda
@ 2007-02-18 06:22:17
The Opéra Nouvel (Nouvel Opera House) in Lyon, France is the home of the Opéra National de Lyon. The original opera house was re-designed by the distinguished French architect, Jean Nouvel between 1985 and 1993 and is named after him.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/29354/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/29354/ Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:22:17 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/29354/ 45.76778500 4.83696700 <![CDATA[Margravial Opera House]]>

Margravial Opera House
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By: DonMartini
@ 2007-02-01 07:29:04
The Opera House, built between 1744 and 1748, is one of the few remaining 18th-century theatre buildings in europe. The interior of this theatre with its tiers of boxes, made entirely of wood, was designed by Guiseppe Galli Bibiena from Bologna, the most important theatre architect of his day. Margravine Wilhelmine, a sister of Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great), was very involved in the theatre, writing plays, composing and acting, and was director of the court opera from 1737.

Today an impressive bright stage setting and sound stage setting informs about the Opera House as well as about culture and history of the margraviate. ]]>

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Florida Theater, The
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By: Ozzy
@ 2007-01-21 14:25:28
The Florida Theatre originally opened to the public on April 8, 1927, as downtown Jacksonville's 15th—and largest—movie theatre. With lavish interior decor unmatched in Jacksonville, the Florida Theatre is the city's last remaining example of 1920's fantasy architecture and is one of only four remaining high-style movie palaces built in Florida during this period.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28451/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28451/ Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:25:28 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28451/ 30.32593400 -81.65593500 <![CDATA[Kuppeltheater - Temporary opera theater]]>

Kuppeltheater - Temporary opera theater
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-10-03 16:41:16
Since the unsightly 45-year-old State Theater (Staatstheater) is currently undergoing a much-needed refurbishment, operas are now presented in a colorful and very attractive temporary theater called the Kuppeltheater, which has been set up like a circus tent on the Friedrichsplatz in the center of Kassel.

The Kuppeltheater has 890 seats... [Virtual Tourist]]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24298/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24298/ Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:41:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24298/ 51.31350600 9.49679800 <![CDATA[Musical Drama Theather]]>

Musical Drama Theather
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Musical Drama Theather
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Slowacki Theatre
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By: DonMartini
@ 2006-07-06 03:38:53
The theatre, named after the great Romantic playwrite, Juliusz Slowacki, was built in 1892 by the Polish architect Jan Zawiejski. It was launched during an especially fruitful period in Cracow’s artistic life, and many historic plays were premiered here. These included The Wedding (1901), a portentous foray into national myth (black knights, jesters and visions galore) which remains a much-loved classic to this day. It was penned by one of the most interesting artistic characters of the age, Stanislas Wyspianski.]]>

Teatro Amazonas
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-06-23 03:53:25
The Amazon Theatre (Teatro Amazonas) is an opera house located in the heart of Manaus, inside the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. It was built in 1893-1896 at a time when fortunes were made from the extraction of rubber in that area. The theatre is featured in the film Fitzcarraldo directed by the German director Werner Herzog in 1982.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/20737/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/20737/ Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:53:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/20737/ -3.13031800 -60.02310600 <![CDATA[Teatro Regio]]>

Teatro Regio
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By: DonMartini
@ 2006-05-26 03:44:51
Set under the classical arcades on the northeastern side, Turin’s new royal theatre presents a contemporary façade of glass and metal. The old theatre, built in 1740 and designed by Benedetto Alfieri, was destroyed by fire in 1936. The new one, built to designs by Carlo Mollino and Marcello Zavelani Rossi, was inaugurated in 1973 and plays host to a calendar of prestigious operas and concerts. The Teatro Regio also houses a precious archive of musical documentation and witnessed the premieres of Manon Lescaut in 1893 and La Bohème, both by Puccini, in 1896. ]]>

Concertgebouw
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By: DonMartini
@ 2006-05-18 08:31:11
It was Bernard Haitink who once described the Concertgebouw as the best instrument in the orchestra it houses. This must have been what the great and the good of Amsterdam had in mind in 1881, when they decided that the Dutch capital should have a proper concert hall worthy of the name. Seven years later, in the marshy fields just outside the city limits, there stood a wonder of neoclassical architecture, the Concertgebouw, a building that now, like its most important player, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, enjoys a worldwide reputation.]]>

El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
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El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
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