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The Opera House covers 1,8 hectares of land. It is 183 metres long and about 120 metres wide at its widest point. The roofs of the House are constructed of 1.056.000 glazed white granite tiles, imported from Sweden.
The bloody Strauss shocker "Elektra" opens the Michigan Opera Theatre's season. Maddened by her father's murder at the hands of her mother, Elektra — sung by Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Goerke — seeks revenge. Steven Mercurio conducts the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra; Nicholas Muni directs a stellar cast. (Tanya Moutzalias/ IXITI)
The Opera House Garnier, location of the famed phantom of the opera. We only drove by, but it is an impressive building.
Opera is a famous Theater Art of Italy. It was started in 1600s. At the beginning there were elements such as singing and dancing. But, French was the first country who added the element of dancing to opera. As per Italian language, opera indicates works and in Latin it stands for the plural of labor. This means that there can be duet, trio, and group singing. It also uses several aspects of the spoken theater, like costume and backdrop.
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.
An anniversary card. Almost everything from A Night at the Opera (Beth Rimmer) at Deviant Scrap (http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/)
Sydney Opera House at night. Opera Bar in the foregound.
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The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, is an opera buffa in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786. Wikipedia
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Language: Italian
Arias: Non più andrai, Se vuol ballare
Characters: Figaro, Conde de Almaviva, Don Curzio,
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Entrance to the teahouse.
Sichuan Opera - actually an amalgam of five styles - is famous as one of the major styles of Chinese traditional performance. It has ancient beginnings, dating from the Three Kingdoms period (220-280)
The ShuFeng YaYun Teahouse was the place where opera stars traditionally gathered, now it's just a venue for performance. However it is still run as a teahouse - you sit in small groups round a table where tea is served, and replenished by an attendant from a teapot with a metre long spout, ideal for reachingto the back of the table. Also a plate of crystal dumplings to nibble on during the performance. Apparently if you get a VIP seat, ear cleaning is also included! Presumably all the better to hear the singing.
The varied origin was pretty evident in the performance. Lots and lots of variety. Music, puppetry, dance, song, acting, acrobatics, shadow play,comedy, fire breathing and face changing, the most famous and spectacular of all. Somehow, in a split second, one mask is changed with another, and back again just as quickly. How it's done is a closely guarded secret!
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.
From Wikipedia - The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957.
Utzon received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour, in 2003.[1] The Pritzker Prize citation stated:
“There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera House is his masterpiece. It is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world – a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent.
*The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 28, 2007. Based on the competition winning entry by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most distinctive 20th century buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts venues in the world. It is situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The building and its surroundings are one of the best known icons of Australia.
As well as many touring theatre, ballet, and musical productions, the Opera House is the home of Opera Australia, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony. It is administered by the Opera House Trust, under the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts.
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