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| x Prague National Theatre |
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The Národní Divadlo or the National Theatre in Prague is known as the Alma Mater of Czech Opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.
The National Theatre belongs to the most important Czech cultural institutions with a rich...
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| x Teatro Massimo, Palermo |
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The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera company located on the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily. It was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II. It is the biggest in Italy and one of the largest of Europe (the third after the...
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| x Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore |
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The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay (simplified Chinese: 滨海艺术中心; pinyin: Bīnhǎi yìshù zhōngxīn) is a waterside building located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purpose-built to be the...
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| x Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica |
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The Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica (National Theater of Costa Rica) is a theatre located in the central section of San José, Costa Rica. Construction began in 1891, and it opened to the public on October 21, 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang...
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| x Royal Swedish Opera |
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Kungliga Operan (lit. "The Royal Opera") or Royal Swedish Opera is the national stage for opera in Sweden. The building lies in the center of Stockholm, on the eastern side of Gustav Adolfs torg. The opera company was founded by King Gustav III and...
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| x Bavarian State Opera |
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The Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera) is an opera company based in Munich, Germany in existence since 1653. Its orchestra is the Bavarian State Orchestra. While opera performances are held in the Prinzregententheater (completed in 1901),...
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| x Teatro Comunale di Firenze |
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The Teatro Comunale di Firenze (or Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino) is an opera house in Florence, Italy. It was originally built as the open-air amphitheatre, the Politeama Fiorentiono Vittorio Emanuele which was inaugurated on 17 May 1862...
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| x Frankfurt Opera House |
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The Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt (Frankfurt Opera House) is an important European opera house, the home of Oper Frankfurt (the Frankfurt Opera), a leading company in Germany. In 2005/2006 it had twelve premieres, a number that no opera house...
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| x King Opera House, Arkansas |
The King Opera House is a performance hall and historic landmark located on Van Buren, Arkansas' Main Street. Since it was built in the late 1800s, the opera house's stage has hosted many plays and performers.
The Victorian-era structure first...
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| x Amazon Theatre, Manaus |
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The Amazon Theatre (Teatro Amazonas) is an opera house located in the heart of Manaus, inside the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. It is the location of the annual Festival Amazonas de Ópera (Amazonas Opera Festival) held in April.
It was built during...
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| x Teatro della Pergola, Florence |
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The Teatro della Pergola is an opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola. It was built in 1656 under the direction of the architect Ferdinando Tacca and its inaugural production was the opera...
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| x Teatro alla Scala |
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The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is also known), in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous opera houses. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778, under the name Nuovo Regio Ducal Teatro alla Scala with Salieri's Europa...
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| x Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre |
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Novosibirsk opera and ballet theatre (in Russian Новосибирский театр оперы и балета) is the most important theatre of Novosibirsk and Siberia. It was completed in February 1944, the first performance being held on May 12, 1945.
It is the largest...
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| x Liceu, Barcelona |
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The Gran Teatre del Liceu (pronounced [ˈɡɾan təˈatɾə dəɫ ɫiˈsɛw]), or simply Liceu in Catalan and Liceo in Spanish, is an opera house on La Rambla in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Liceu opened on April 4, 1847.
In contrast with other European...
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| x Nationaltheater Mannheim |
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The present National Theatre Mannheim (Nationaltheater Mannheim), which dates from 1957, is a theatre and opera company in Mannheim, Germany with a variety of performance spaces. As the oldest local theatre in Germany, the National Theatre...
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| x Norrland Opera |
The NorrlandsOperan (literally The Norrland's Opera), is an opera company in Umeå, located in Norrland, Sweden. It was founded in 1974.
Among notable productions in late years are the collaboration with local hard rock groups in Demons of the Opera ...
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| x Teatro Caio Melisso, Spoleto |
The Teatro Caio Melisso is an opera house located in Spoleto, Italy and it serves as the main venue for opera performances during the annual summer Festival dei Due Mondi.
The theatre has undergone several transformations and name changes since the...
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| x Berlin State Opera |
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Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera) is a prominent German opera company. Its permanent home is the Opera House on the Unter den Linden boulevard in Berlin.
Frederick II commissioned the original building on the site and construction...
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| x Munich National Theatre |
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Nationaltheater München (National Theatre Munich) on Max-Joseph-Platz is an opera house and the home base of the Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera), and the Bayerisches Staatsballett (Bavarian State Ballet).
The Bavarian State Opera also...
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| x Shanghai Grand Theatre |
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The Shanghai Grand Theatre (Chinese: 上海大剧院) is located at the intersection of Central Boulevard and Huangpi Road South in northern part of the People's Square in Huangpu District, Shanghai, China.
The building was designed by French architect Jean...
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| x Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires |
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The Teatro Colón (Spanish) (Columbus Theatre) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of the world's major opera houses. The theatre was closed for refurbishment at the end of October 2006, with plans to reopen in 2010.
The present theatre, the second...
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| x Winspear Opera House, Dallas |
The Winspear Opera House will be an Opera House in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It is one of four venues that will comprise the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts which is scheduled to open in October 2009. It is designed as...
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| x Albert Lea Art Center, Minnesota |
The Albert Lea Art Center is located in Albert Lea, Minnesota. The Albert Lea Art Center, Bessessen Historic Opera House Building, was built in 1916, by Van Kirk and Cederburg, St. Paul architects. It was built to showcase the talents of...
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| x Teatr Wielki, Warsaw |
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The Great Theater in Warsaw (Polish: Teatr Wielki; now the Great Theater and Polish National Opera) is a theater complex and opera company located on historic Theater Square (Plac Teatralny) in Warsaw, Poland.
The theater was inaugurated on February...
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| x Teatro dell'Opera di Roma |
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The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Rome Opera House) is an opera house in Rome, Italy. Originally opened in November 1880 as the 2,212 seat Costanzi Theatre, it has undergone several changes of name as well modifications and improvements. The present...
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| x La Monnaie, Brussels |
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The Koninklijke Muntschouwburg (de Munt) (Dutch), or le Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (la Monnaie) (French) (both meaning Royal Theatre of the Mint) is a theatre in Brussels, Belgium.
Today the National Opera of Belgium, a federal institution, takes...
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| x Central City Opera House |
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The Central City Opera House located in the National Historic Landmark District in Central City, Colorado, USA was constructed in 1878 by Welsh and Cornish miners.
In 1877, the citizens of Central City organized a fundraising drive for a grand new...
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| x Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisbon |
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The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈatɾu nɐsiuˈnaɫ dɨ sɐ̃ũ ˈkaɾluʃ]) is an opera house in Lisbon, Portugal. It was opened on July 30, 1793 by Queen Maria I as a replacement for the Tejo Opera House, which was destroyed...
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| x Zurich Opera House |
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Opernhaus Zürich (Zurich Opera House) is an opera house which has been the Zurich Opera’s home since 1891. It seats 1,100 people.
The first permanent theatre, the Aktientheater, was built in 1834 and it became the focus of Richard Wagner’s...
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| x Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre |
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The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre (Russian: Большой Каменный театр) was a theatre in Saint Petersburg.
It was built in 1783 to Antonio Rinaldi's Neoclassical design as the Kamenny (i.e., Stone) Theatre. It was rebuilt in 1802 and...
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| x Hummingbird Centre, Toronto |
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The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts is a major performing arts venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In 1954, philanthropist, horsebreeder, and developer E. P. Taylor, the head of the O'Keefe Brewing Company and Argus Corporation, offered to build...
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| x Bass Performance Hall |
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The Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas is located in downtown Fort Worth near Sundance Square, occupies a whole city block, and was opened in 1998. It was built entirely with private funds and seats 2,056. It is...
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| x Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
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The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and...
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| x Hungarian State Opera House |
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The Hungarian State Opera House (Hungarian: Magyar Állami Operaház) is a neo-Renaissance opera house located in central Pest, (a part of Budapest), in the 6 District (Terézváros) at Andrássy út 22.
Designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th...
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| x War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco |
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The War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California is located on the western side of Van Ness Avenue across from the rear facade of City Hall. It is part of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center.
The house has 3,146 seats...
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| x Hamburg State Opera |
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The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Hamburgische Staatsoper) is one of the leading opera companies in Germany.
Opera in Hamburg dates back to 2 January 1678 when the "Opern-Theatrum" was inaugurated with a performance of a biblical Singspiel by...
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| x Cairo Opera House |
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The Cairo Opera House (Arabic: دار الأوبرا المصرية; Dār el-Obra el-Masreyya; literally "Egyptian Opera House"), part of Cairo's National Cultural Center, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egyptian's finest...
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| x Wortham Theater Center, Houston |
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The Wortham Theater Center is a performing arts center in Houston, Texas, United States. The Center was designed by Eugene Aubrey of Morris Architects and built entirely with $66 million in private funds. It officially opened on May 9, 1987 with one...
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| x Teatro Argentina, Rome |
The Teatro Argentina is an opera house and theatre located in the Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in Rome, Italy. It is one of the oldest theatres in Rome, and was inaugurated on January 31, 1732 with Berenice by Domenico Sarro.
It was...
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| x Teatro Aguascalientes |
The Teatro Aguascalientes or Aguascalientes Opera House is a theater which functions as the main opera house of the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes in Mexico.
The modern-style building is the work of the architect Abraham Zabludowsky and...
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| x Teatro La Fenice |
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Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix") is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes"...
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| x Benedum Center |
The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (formerly known as the Stanley Theater) is a theater venue in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
It opened on February 27, 1928, and is currently able to host about 2,885...
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| x Drottningholm Palace Theatre |
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The Drottningholm Palace Theatre (Swedish: Drottningholms slottsteater) is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, which has been described by Per-Erik Öhrn, the theatre’s former artistic director, as "the Swedish jewel...
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| x State Theatre, Melbourne |
The State Theatre is part of the The Arts Centre located by the Yarra River and St Kilda Road, the city's main thoroughfare. The State Theatre is a venue for ballet, opera and other productions (but not plays, which are performed elsewhere). Like...
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| x John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (on the building itself called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River,...
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| x Grand Théâtre de Genève |
Grand Théâtre de Genève is an opera house in Geneva, Switzerland.
As with many other opera houses, the Grand Théâtre de Genève is both a venue and an institution. The venue is a majestic building, towering over Place Neuve, officially opened in 1876...
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| x Toronto Four Seasons Centre |
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The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a 2,071-seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which had its grand opening Wednesday, June 14, 2006.
The venue is the new home of the Canadian Opera Company (COC) and the National Ballet of Canada...
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| x Royal Opera House, London |
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The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden. The large building, often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of...
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| x Malmö Opera and Music Theatre |
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The Malmö Opera och Musikteater or Malmö Opera and Music Theatre is an opera house in Malmö, Sweden. An opera company of the same name presents seasons of opera in this house.
Built 1933-1944 by architect Sigurd Lewerentz and, until 1992, known as...
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| x Teatro Rossini, Pesaro |
The Teatro Rossini is an opera house in Pesaro, Italy which, as the Teatro Nuovo, (built on the site of the original 1637 Teatro del Sole), was inaugurated on 10 June 1818 with a performance of Gioacchino Rossini's La gazza ladra conducted by the...
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| x Khedivial Opera House, Cairo |
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The Khedivial Opera House or Royal Opera House (Arabic: دار أوبرا الخديوي) was the original opera house in Cairo, Egypt. It was dedicated on November 1, 1869 and burned down on October 28, 1971.
The opera house was built on the orders of the...
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| x Theatre Royal, Wexford |
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The Theatre Royal, was an opera house and performance venue in Wexford Ireland which opened in 1832 and closed in 2005. It was the home of the annual Wexford Festival Opera, and has now been replaced by Wexford Opera House.
The theatre was...
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| x Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City |
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Palacio de Bellas Artes (Spanish for Palace of Fine Arts) is the premier opera house of Mexico City. The building well known for both its extravagant Beaux Arts exterior in imported Italian Carrara white marble and its murals by Diego Rivera, Rufino...
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| x New National Theatre, Tokyo |
The New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT) is Japan's first and foremost national centre for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama. It is located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo.
The construction of the NNTT was...
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| x Arena di Verona |
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The Verona Arena (Arena di Verona) is a Roman amphitheatre in Verona, Italy, which is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there. It is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind.
The building itself was...
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| x Newberry Opera House |
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The Newberry Opera House, located in Newberry, South Carolina is located on I-26 about midway between Spartanburg and Columbia. In addition to popular artists, the theatre is the location for performances by the South Carolina Opera Company and the...
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| x Teatro di San Carlo, Naples |
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The Real Teatro di San Carlo is an opera house in Naples, Italy. It is the oldest continuously active such venue in Europe and it is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Named after the Bourbon Charles III of Naples (Carlo III in Italian),...
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| x Teatro Nacional de El Salvador |
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Teatro Nacional de El Salvador, or National Theatre of El Salvador, is the oldest theatre in Central America. Its construction was started November 3, 1911, by the French architect Daniel Beylard; and inaugurated March 1, 1917. It is of French...
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| x Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania |
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The Teatro Massimo Bellini is an opera house in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Named after the local-born composer Vincenzo Bellini, it was inaugurated on 31 May 1890 with a performance of the composer's masterwork, Norma. It seats 1,200.
The...
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| x Deutsche Oper Berlin |
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The Deutsche Oper Berlin is an opera company located in Berlin, Germany, in what was formerly West Berlin. The resident building, also called Deutsche Oper Berlin, also is home to the Staatsballett Berlin.
The company's history goes back to the...
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