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Italian-french prima donna Gina Cigna in costume for Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini (by d'Annunzio), an opera she sang many times
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.
Opera House (completed 1960), fountain, Augustusplatz, Leipzig, Saxony.
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Sydney Opera House from the helicopter.
Photo by: Anonymous, UK
Viator.com link: Sydney Harbour Tour by Helicopter
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February 6th, 2010.
Stayed in Chicago over the weekend with the lovely Cari Wayman (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yyellowbird). On Saturday we walked around downtown, shopped, ate, and then finished the weekend off at my Aunt Amy's 40th birthday party.