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L’Opéra Garnier, ou Palais Garnier, est un des édifices structurants du 9e arrondissement de Paris et du paysage de la capitale française. Situé à l'extrémité de l'avenue de l'Opéra, près de la station de métro du même nom, l'édifice s'impose comme un monument particulièrement représentatif de l'architecture éclectique et du style historiciste de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle et s'inscrit dans la continuité des transformations de Paris menées à bien par Napoléon III et le préfet Haussmann.
Cette construction a longtemps été appelée l'« Opéra de Paris », mais depuis l'ouverture de l'Opéra Bastille en 1989, on la désigne par le seul nom de son auteur : Charles Garnier. Les deux sites sont aujourd'hui regroupés au sein de l'établissement public, industriel et commercial de l'« Opéra de Paris ».
Le Palais Garnier fait l’objet d’un classement au titre des monuments historiques depuis le 16 octobre 1923. The Palais Garnier (pronounced: [palɛ ɡaʁnje]) is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier. The theatre is also often referred to as the Opéra Garnier, and historically was known as the Opéra de Paris or simply the Opéra,[7] as it was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the Opéra Bastille opened at the Place de la Bastille.[8] The Paris Opera now mainly uses the Palais Garnier for ballet.
The Palais Garnier is probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica."[9] This is at least partly due to its use as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and, especially, the novel's subsequent adaptations in films and Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular 1986 musical.[9] Another contributing factor is that among the buildings constructed in Paris during the Second Empire, besides being the most expensive,[10] it has been described as the only one that is "unquestionably a masterpiece of the first rank."[11] This opinion is far from unanimous however: the 20th-century French architect Le Corbusier once described it as "a lying art" and contended that the "Garnier movement is a décor of the grave".[12]
The Palais Garnier also houses the Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera Library-Museum). Although the Library-Museum is no longer managed by the Opera and is part of the Bibliothèque nationale de France,[13] the museum is included in unaccompanied tours of the Palais Garnier.[14]
This is Sam's VW MKV Rabbit on OZ Opera II's. They are 18x10 and 18x8.5 et38 and sit just about perfect. I was a little unsure of them from the first pictures I saw, but seeing them on the car in person, these wheels are fire!
Thanks to my man Dan of Some Guy Photo for letting me use the 70-200 F/4L for a bit!
The Sarasota Opera House was built as the Edwards Theater in 1926. It is now home to the Sarasota Opera. An opera company was established in Sarasota in 1974. It bought the Edwards Theater in 1979, and rebuilt it over almost 20 years. The first opera performance was in 1984. Sarasota Opera has a season with four operas in the winter, and has recently added a short fall season.
At the end of the 19th century, Lviv felt the need for a large city theatre. In 1895, the city announced an architectural competition for the best design, which attracted a large number of projects. An independent jury unhesitatingly chose the design by Zygmunt Gorgolewski, a graduate of the Berlin Building Academy and the Director of the Lwów higher art-industrial school.
The Lviv Opera was opened on October 4, 1900. It was originally called the City Theater (Teatr Miejski) and later the Grand Theatre (Teatr Wielki) until it was renamed in 1939 by the Soviet occupiers for "The Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet".
The building was erected in the classical tradition with using forms and details of Renaissance and Baroque architecture, also known as the Viennese neo-Renaissance style. The stucco mouldings and oil paintings on the walls and ceilings of the multi-tiered auditorium and foyer give it a richly festive appearance. The Opera's imposing facade is opulently decorated with numerous niches, Corinthian columns, pilasters, balustrades, cornices, statues, reliefs and stucco garlands. Standing in niches on either side of the main entrance are allegorical figures representing Comedy and Tragedy sculpted by Antoni Popiel and Tadeusz Baroncz; figures of muses embellish the top of the cornice.
The theatre, beautifully decorated inside and outside, became a centrefold of the achievements in sculpture and painting of Western Europe at the end of the 19th century. The internal decoration was prepared by some of the most renowned Polish artists of the time. Among them were Stanisław Wójcik (allegorical sculptures of Poetry, Music, Fame, Fortune, Comedy and Tragedy), Julian Markowski, Tadeusz Wiśniowiecki, Tadeusz Barącz, Piotr Wojtowicz (relief depicting the coat of arms of Lviv), Juliusz Bełtowski (bas-relief of Gorgolewski) and Antoni Popiel (sculptures of Muses decorating the façade). The main curtain was decorated by Henryk Siemiradzki.
Opera is a gorgeous Husky/Australian Shepherd mix. She has clear blue eyes from her Husky side and a short, docked tail from her Australian Shepherd genes. She's sweet and affectionate and loves everyone she meets, human or canine. She also is submissive with other dogs and can often be found on the bottom of the "dog-pile" at play time. She has lived with cats for a short period of time and ignored them for the most part; she actually seems kind of scared of them! Opera is doing very well with house-training, she walks well on a leash, and she knows to sit for her treats. She is also good with children. Opera's favorite activities involve playing, chewing on bones, and playing some more! While Opera is not particularly high energy, she tends to get bored easily and would do best in a home with another dog her size to romp around with. She's a smart, charming girl, who would love to be in a home with dogs and people who adore her. (IMG_3444a)
An 1916 advertisement postcard for The Cable Piano Co. featuring an endorsement by soprano Raisa.
She was born on 30th May 1893 in Białystok, Poland and di on 28th Sept 1963 in Santa Monica, California, United States.
She is best known for creating the title role in Puccini's last opera 'Turandot' on 25th April 1926 at La Scala Milan.
Simon Keenlyside in Damiano Michieletto's Royal Opera production of Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci, 2017.
Photographed by Catherine Ashmore
Beijing Opera (京剧; pinyin: Jīngjù) is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century.
The form was extremely popular in the Qing dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China.
I saw it in a street of George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia 2008
From the Opera Comique in 1925 ~ an advertisement from Rigaud Parfumeur of 16, Rue de la Paix, Paris.
In 1914 Henri Rigaud had became sole proprietor of the business and named it simply “Rigaud.” For the occasion, he launched the famous perfume “Un Air Embaumé.”
To illustrate the advertisements, the photographer Mady’s portrayed Mlle Fabrice kneeling respectfully before a perfume bottle.
Actress Toni Collette arrives at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in London's Royal Opera House on February 11 2007
It started raining shortly after I arrived. I was delighted because it resulted in extra reflexions of light.
We are going on a tour of the Opera House today.
At the end of the 19th century, Lviv felt the need for a large city theatre. In 1895, the city announced an architectural competition for the best design, which attracted a large number of projects. An independent jury unhesitatingly chose the design by Zygmunt Gorgolewski, a graduate of the Berlin Building Academy and the Director of the Lwów higher art-industrial school.
The Lviv Opera was opened on October 4, 1900. It was originally called the City Theater (Teatr Miejski) and later the Grand Theatre (Teatr Wielki) until it was renamed in 1939 by the Soviet occupiers for "The Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet".
The building was erected in the classical tradition with using forms and details of Renaissance and Baroque architecture, also known as the Viennese neo-Renaissance style. The stucco mouldings and oil paintings on the walls and ceilings of the multi-tiered auditorium and foyer give it a richly festive appearance. The Opera's imposing facade is opulently decorated with numerous niches, Corinthian columns, pilasters, balustrades, cornices, statues, reliefs and stucco garlands. Standing in niches on either side of the main entrance are allegorical figures representing Comedy and Tragedy sculpted by Antoni Popiel and Tadeusz Baroncz; figures of muses embellish the top of the cornice.
The theatre, beautifully decorated inside and outside, became a centrefold of the achievements in sculpture and painting of Western Europe at the end of the 19th century. The internal decoration was prepared by some of the most renowned Polish artists of the time. Among them were Stanisław Wójcik (allegorical sculptures of Poetry, Music, Fame, Fortune, Comedy and Tragedy), Julian Markowski, Tadeusz Wiśniowiecki, Tadeusz Barącz, Piotr Wojtowicz (relief depicting the coat of arms of Lviv), Juliusz Bełtowski (bas-relief of Gorgolewski) and Antoni Popiel (sculptures of Muses decorating the façade). The main curtain was decorated by Henryk Siemiradzki.
Oliver Mears' production of Bernstein’s A Quiet Place, The Royal Opera Season 2024/25.
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Grupo de teatro de Funcionarios de la UCSC.
Dirección: Leonardo Iturra.
Jueves 18 de diciembre, 2014.
Centro de Extensión UCSC.
After the opera by Catherine Abel. Oil on linen.
Marigold - living the life of the Belle Epoque - has returned from a sparkling night at the opera and is now seated in the library, having felt compelled to search for the book she clutches.
Is it the story of the opera she has just witnessed? Is it a collection of poetry she'll inscribe for the handsome gentleman who escorted her? Or does the book contain a deeper secret?
Catherine Abel, 2015.
2015 Sulman Prize, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Australia (Friday 24 July 2015)