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Flight - Jonathan Dove - Opera Holland Park - 6th June 2015
Conductor - Brad Cohen
Director - Stephen Barlow
Designer - Andrew Riley
Lighting - Richard Howell
Refugee - James Laing
Controller - Jennifer France
Bill - Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts
Tina - Elli Laugharne
Older Woman - Lucy Schaufer
Stewardess - Kitty Whately
Steward - George von Bergen
Minskman - Nicholas Garrett
Minskwoman - Victoria Simmonds
Immigration Officer - John Savournin
Sydney Opera House at Night
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The Grand Opera House is a theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham. It opened on 23 December 1895.
According to the Theatres Trust the "magnificent auditorium is probably the best surviving example in the United Kingdom of the oriental style applied to theatre architecture".
In 1995 the running of the theatre was taken over by the Grand Opera House Trust. An extensive renovation was undertaken in 2006 with the notable addition of The Baby Grand performance space together with extended foyers, extended stage wings and artist accommodation and access for customers with disabilities. The theatre now also has a restaurant on the third floor called "The Hippodrome", on the ground floor a daytime bistro called "Luciano's" as well as space for corporate meetings and functions. The extension's striking, modern appearance caused a certain amount of controversy and mixed reviews as some felt that it was not in keeping with the original theatre however it improved facilities have been warmly received. The building is intended to host smaller musical, dramatic and comedy performances as well as a host of educational events. The theatre reopened with a Gala event on the 21 October 2006. The capacity is 1,063.
It was renamed the Palace of Varieties in 1904, although it reverted to its original name in 1909. Variety programmes dominated in the 1920s and 1930s and the theatre saw performances by Gracie Fields, Will Fyffe and Harry Lauder. It became a repertory theatre during World War II and at the celebrations to mark the end of the war, Eisenhower, Montgomery and Alanbrooke attended gala performances at the theatre. The Grand Opera House was acquired by the Rank Organisation, which led to its use as a cinema between 1949 and 1972, after which it was almost demolished, only to open again in 1980.
Despite The Troubles, the theatre was listed in the 1970s and has been restored extensively since. The building had been damaged by bombs on several occasions usually when the nearby Europa Hotel had been targeted. It was very badly damaged by bomb blasts in 1991 and 1993. The theatre continued to thrive, however, hosting musicals, plays, pantomimes and live music.
Opera actors thanks to the spectators with a final bow after the “Koriolan“ opera premiere show at “KPI” Art and Culture Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine
The Opera House Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is located within the Winter Gardens, a large entertainment complex in the town centre and originally opened in 1889, although it has been rebuilt twice, in 1910 and 1939.
As part of the Winter Gardens, the theatre is a Grade II Listed Building. It is operated by Crown Leisure Ltd, on behalf of Blackpool Council, who purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010. The opera house is considered one of the finest theatres in Europe.
The Opera House Theatre is one of the largest theatres in the United Kingdom. The present theatre is the third such structure to have been built on the site.
The original building, completed in 1889, at a cost of £9,098 was designed by the theatre architect Frank Matcham, who also designed the nearby Grand Theatre and the Tower Ballroom. It had 2,500 seats, and was named Her Majesty’s Opera House. The first performance at the theatre was Gilbert and Sullivan's new Savoy opera, The Yeomen of the Guard on 10 June 1889.
The theatre's seating capacity was soon considered insufficient and in November 1910 was closed for reconstruction. The new and larger building, by architects Mangnall and Littlewood, formally opened just nine months later. However, in 1938 the second Opera House was demolished and the present 3,000-seat theatre opened in 1939. It was designed in a modernist style with a sweepingly curved proscenium. A Wurlitzer organ was installed to the design of Horace Finch and he and Reginald Dixon played on the opening night. It was the last new Wurlitzer organ to be installed in the UK and it is still in regular use today. The new Opera House was opened on 14 July 1939 by actress Jessie Matthews and her husband, actor and director Sonnie Hale. The first performance followed – the revue Turned Out Nice Again, starring George Formby.
The first Royal Variety Performance to be held outside London was staged at the Opera House on 13 April 1955. Compèred by Jack Hylton and held in the presence of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Performers included Arthur Askey, Morecambe and Wise, The Crazy Gang, Reginald Dixon at the Wurlitzer organ, Joan Regan, Alma Cogan, George Formby, Beryl Grey, John Field, Flanagan and Allen and Charlie Cairoli.
On 7 December 2009, the 81st Royal Variety Performance was again staged at the theatre in the presence of The Queen, and compèred by Peter Kay. The performers included Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé, Alexandra Burke, Diversity, Hal Cruttenden, Miley Cyrus, Whoopi Goldberg, Adam Hills, Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe, Les 7 Doights de la Main, Katherine Jenkins, Jason Manford, Pilobolus Dancers, Mika, Bette Midler, André Rieu, Faryl Smith, Paul Zerdin – also the Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band, the cast of Sister Act the Musical, with Whoopi Goldberg and the cast of Here Come the Girls; Anastacia, Lulu and Chaka Khan.
The Opera House Theatre hosts many theatrical performances in addition to variety shows and music concerts. It serves as a stage during the Rebellion Festival, a punk rock festival held at the Winter Gardens each year.
Current capacity is 2,813 consisting of 1,401 stall seats, 758 balcony seats and 654 seats in the circle. [Wikipedia]
Grupo de teatro de Funcionarios de la UCSC.
Dirección: Leonardo Iturra.
Jueves 18 de diciembre, 2014.
Centro de Extensión UCSC.
Entrance of the opera. Built between 1862 and 1875 by Charles Garnier, Opera Garnier is a baroque example of neoclassicism. Paris, France.
One of my personal favourites, shot with the trusty Fuji 1400. A very cold day on the parvis of the Sacre Coeur, with some heavy pollution obscuring the view of the city.
Large Mosaic of the Sydney Opera built by the visitors of the ExpoLorraine exhibition in Nancy (France). The picture makes 480 pixels times 224 pixels and the mosaic is built using 420 16x16 basplates fixed magnetically on a four panels stand.
The picture shows the status after the first day of the exhibition.
Lviv’s opera house, also known as the Lviv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Solomiya Krushelnytska, is unique in that it is built on top of the Poltva River, which flows beneath the stage. The Opera House was completed in 1900 and began to sink right away, but settled in the decades that followed.
Benjamin Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Opera in three acts
Musical Director and Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Stage Director and Production Concept: Claudia Solti
Set Designer: Isabella Bywater
Lighthing Designer: Jennifer Schriever
Video Designer: Nina Dunn
Children's Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
Assistant Stage Director and Choreographer: Maxine Braham
Aerial Acrobatics Director: David Downie
21 July 2011
Mariinsky Concert Hall, St Petersburg, Russia
© Mariinsky Theatre | Valentin Baranovsky