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Lyon Opera House, France
Completely rebuilt in 1993 within the exterior facade of the 18th century historic building
Architect : Jean Nouvel
1300 seats
Note the seriously overhanged seats at the rear of the balconies. Certainly the only solution to fit 1300 seats in such a small an intimate space. For those seating at the rear (under the overhangs), the feeling is not that intimate though...
The Opéra Garnier is one of the Paris National Opera's two home venues in the city. It was built from 1861 to 1875 on a commission of Napoleon III, along with the Place de l'Opéra on which the building stands, at the intersection of Boulevard des Capucines and Avenue de l'Opéra. Inaugurated as "le Nouvel opéra de Paris" (the New Paris Opera), the venue became known as the "Palais Garnier" within the first decades of its existence, acknowleding the plans and designs of its architect Charles Garnier. The Paris National Opera now uses the Palais Garnier mainly for ballet. 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.
The Sydney Opera House is a modern expressionist design, with a series of large precast concrete "shells" The Fort Macquarie Tram Depot, occupying the site at the time of these plans, was demolished in 1958 and formal construction of the Opera House began in March 1959. The project was built in three stages. Stage I (1959–1963) consisted of building the upper podium. Stage II (1963–1967) saw the construction of the outer shells. Stage III (1967–1973) consisted of the interior design and construction.
The Opera House was formally completed in 1973, having cost $102 million
Description courtesy of Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House
That was just after I got offered an ice cream with my own money, shivering on our first night in Sydney :)
The Arcadia Opera House was constructed in 1906, one of the first buildings rebuilt after most of Arcadia burned down in late 1905. The opera house was, as the name suggests, a venue for various performers and musical acts, from vaudeville to blackface. As motion pictures grew popular, a screen and projection room was added and movies were shown on a regular basis.
I don't know much about the later history of the place. I assume movies were no longer shown after the late 40s or early 50s and I don't know when the opera house ceased to be a venue. Fortunately, the building is very well-preserved. Small shops occupy the ground floor while the second floor, home to the theater, is now an antique store with a special section dedicated to the history of the Arcadia Opera House.
I don't often take inside pictures, but this place was pretty cool.
Oak Street, Arcadia.
Sydney Opera House from Mrs Macquarie's Chair.
我從他的眼裡看見這個世界，帶著一點不安，和晃動。過去我總責怪這樣的你讓一幀幀珍貴的圖像失去的它本該有的、美好的樣子。
奇怪的是，今天我看著這些照片，竟開始能慢慢地、細細地，去品味這些在海上晃動著的光影。
時間總要將人磨成另外一種樣子，但我總相信每個人進入你的生命之中，一定都有其意義。更浪漫的說法是，他們都是你曾看不見的天使，卻總能在你徬徨無助時，以某人的形象出現在你的生命之中，直到你度過了那個混沌的時期，他便又消失在你的生命之中，再以另一種形式於無形之中照看著你。
正如同這些搖晃著的燈影於這個夜晚一般，他必定也是帶著某種使命到來，而後黎明，再悄然離去。