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Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Götterdämmerung, 2017. Conductor Johannes Debus, director Tim Albery, set and costume designer Michael Levine and lighting designer David Finn. Photo: Michael Cooper
Dubbed “the most prestigious square kilometer in the world,” the Dubai Opera House is located in downtown Dubai at the Opera District where it shows performances year round. The building’s design is inspired by Dubai’s history with boats as a detailed yet modern homage. Three “modes,” a theater, concert hall, and event hall lend the Opera House the ability to become a variety of venues. Seating 2000 at a time, the building also hosts events like lectures, exhibitions, and weddings. Additionally, the Dubai Opera House offers a rooftop restaurant and sky garden which provide views of the city’s other attractions.
From opera to ballet, the Dubai Opera House provides the most ideal acoustics for their audiences to have the singers and orchestrations be best heard and appreciated. Renown opera singers performing are mainly featured in concerts celebrating their talent. Examples who appear at the building include Jonas Kaufmann and Angela Gheorghiu. Regarding classical musicians shown like Khatia Buniatishvili and David Garrett, they too perform through concerts where they are part of the attraction or the focus. For ballet, the Dubai Opera House reworks the experience by having the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky reinterpreted as an ice show with magic and acrobatics.
Other more contemporary forms of music at the Dubai Opera House involve seasonal renditions of popular musicals. Such musicals that make an appearance in the building are West Side Story, Les Miserables, and Cats. Performances with jazz music as the theme also serve as a noteworthy mention. The same would go for those artists whose style is a blend of multiple musical elements. Two performers who exemplify the building’s intentions towards modern artistry are Jamie Cullum the “most successful UK jazz artist ever” and Sami Yusuf a musician and composer whose work is “inspired by traditions from East to West.”
Among the Dubai Opera House’s many concerts, the most anticipated is the White Nights in Dubai musical festival. Scheduled from March 30 to April 8 2017, the event unites a medley of performers and musical styles in the name of celebrating them. As a result then, the festival will be the first of its kind to happen in the Middle East. Furthermore, not just different forms of music will be brought together but different ethnicities as well, making the event a true multicultural experience. In short, the festival will encompass all the artistic values held by the Dubai Opera House.
Regarding what to do for the Dubai Opera House’s performances, its official website recommends a visitor should enjoy “light refreshments” or “gourmet food” to accompany attendance. To further their point, the Opera House website lists recommendations for where to eat out nearby. From eight dining locations along with at the Opera House, there is Ristorante, Prive, Hashi, Asado, La Serre Bistro & Boulangerie, and Thiptara. Given that over half those restaurants are from local hotels, the website is aware of the appeal the building has to tourists. Thus, the Opera House goes out of its way to welcome them especially.
Besides advice on picking restaurants, the Dubai Opera House provides other means of helping its visitors through its website. For instance, visitors with disabilities can make a request in advance for lifts or special parking to ensure that their experience is enjoyable. Assistance is also available online when it comes to picking seats in the building for a scheduled performance. Then, in case that one of the events at the Opera House has been canceled or rescheduled, customers are offered a refund or a change of ticket. As for visitors who live outside Dubai, print at home delivery is available.
Finally, in terms of the costs for each show and event, the Dubai Opera House goes out of its way there likewise to give its audiences manageable prices. While there are no refunds or exchanges because of a customer’s change in circumstance and schedule, the Opera House does offer the chance to buy one of their gift vouchers. Group booking is also possible for up to 10 tickets per order. However, it is important for customers to keep in mind the age restrictions that no children under two years old are allowed entry unless a performance is for all ages.
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The exciting new opera house is located right on the waters of the Oslofjord; it was constructed between 2003 and 2007 and formally opened in 2008. It was designed by the Oslo architecture firm Snøhetta AS.
It has quickly become Oslo's most iconic building. The most intriguing aspect of its design is its roof construction. If reaches from the top of the building all the way to the waters of the Oslofjord. People can walk on the entire roof, and on a sunny day many locals lie on the sloped roof and work on a sun tan.
[...] An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house [...]
-- Quote by Maria Callas (American Soprano. 1923-1977)
Nikon D70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, 50mm - f/1.8 - 1/20s
Pitigliano, Italy (July, 2011)
Celebrating our beautiful city with our annual festival of light, music and ideas. The centerpiece of Vivid Sydney is the light sculptures, multimedia interactive work and building projections that transform various buildings and landmarks around the city.
Oslo, Norway. During the first year after the opening (April 2008), the Oslo Opera House has become a magnet both for local residents and for tourists. Taking a walk on the white building by the sea has been a must for people visting Oslo. Hundreds of thousands have walked on the white marble.
In this capture, opera tourists are seen on the opera's roof (I'm quite sure I read that the roof was closed for the winter in November, but...) on the second last day of 2008. They're being watched by a large flock of seagulls on the ice covered sea outside the opera. And the light - winter sunset.
My other shots of the Oslo opera house.
Replaced with larger size file, January 2015.
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View of an opera house. Several people are standing on the sidewalk beside the building
while in front men load logs onto a truck.
Digital Collection:
North Carolina Postcards
Publisher:
E. S. Wills, Greensboro, N.C.;
Date:
1908
Location:
Greensboro (N.C.); Guilford County (N.C.);
Collection in Repository
Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077); collection guide available
online at www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/77barbour/77barbour.html
The Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney and Australia. Because the roof was designedto look like sails on the harbour, I also distorted this shot so that the roof really looked lik a number of huge spinekers.
Russell Braun as Louis Riel in the Canadian Opera Company’s new production of Louis Riel, 2017. Conductor Johannes Debus, director Peter Hinton, set designer Michael Gianfrancesco, costume designer Gillian Gallow, lighting designer Bonnie Beecher, and choreographer Santee Smith. Photo: Sophie I'anson – coopershoots.com
Sydney Opera - Australia 1991 (Time Travel) Ektachrome 64 scanned
Pentax Program A with Ektachrome 64
Best on black
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
It was made as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007. Wikipedia