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( ) Since its official opening on September 23, 1986, Het Muziektheater has attracted crowds from Amsterdam and beyond in droves.

( )The Koninklijke Muntschouwburg (de Munt-Dutch), or le Thtre Royal de la Monnaie (la Monnaie French) - both meaning Royal Theatre of the Mint.

( )The Hungarian Opera House was designed and built in Renaissance style

1844(Ferenc Erkel)

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(Aida)performance

The Coln Theatre is one of the world's major opera houses. The present theatre, the second with that name, opened in 1908 after twenty years under construction. ( )

With excellent acoustics and modern stage areas, the theatre's interior design features a rich scarlet and gold decor.

()The Copenhagen Opera House (in Danish usually called Operaen) is among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built with construction costs well over 500 million dollars.

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( )The Alte Oper (Old Opera) is a major concert hall and former opera house in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The building was inaugurated in 1880.

(Carmen )performance

The National San Carlos Theatre, whose construction started in 1792, was inaugurated in June 30, 1793. ( )

Royal box

The Royal Opera House - major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden, one of the foremost opera houses in the world. ( )

The Teatro Real was inaugurated in October 10, 1850 and is one of the world's finest stage and acoustic settings for opera. ( )

The Teatro alla Scala was founded, under the auspices of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, to replace the Royal Ducal Theatre, which was destroyed by fire on February 26, 1776 and had until then been the home of opera in Milan. ( )

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Madame Butterfly - Puccini Final curtain, Mihoko Fujimura (Suzuki)

The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre whith holds performances of ballet and opera ( )

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The main hall

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(Turandot Puccini)performance

The Metropolitan Opera, founded in April 1880, is America's largest classical music organization, and annually presents some 240 opera performances. The home of the company is one of the premier opera stages in the world, considered by some as one of the best and is among the biggest in the world. ( )

The Metropolitan Opera House - Lincoln Center 'The Triumph of Music' by Marc Chagall

() The Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet is the oldest theater in Ukraine

( )A return to the classic fine arts in this modern setting

(Turandot)

performance

) ( )The Opra de Paris or Opra Garnier, a 2,200-seat opera house and a grand landmark designed by Charles Garnier in the Neo-Baroque style, is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces of its time.

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Prague Estates Theater - Mozart's opera Don Giovanni was premiered here on October 29, 1787

The Nrodn 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 grand foyer

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( ) Municipal Theatre of So Paulo is one of the most important theatres in South America and one of the landmarks of the city of So Paulo.

It is significant both for its architectural value as well as for its historical importance, having been the venue for the Week of Modern Art in 1922, which revolutionised the arts in Brazil.

(Aida Verdi)performance

()Ballet and opera enthusiasts attend Bulgarias theatres every night andreceive from the stage the power of talents, inspiration, skill and fidelity to the art.

( ) The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres.

Mariinsky Theatre inside

()The Sydney Opera House - one of the world's most distinctive 20th century buildings - was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 28, 2007

(Tannhauser) performance

( ) The Kungliga Teatern ("Royal Theatre") or Royal Swedish Opera is the national stage for opera in Sweden.

(Cosi Fan Tutte)performance

...that, with a roll of conductors encompassing Gustav Mahler to Claudio Abado, personifies the music sacred arena the Vienna Opera. ()

300August venue that offers, 300 days a year, performances that religiously change every day

(Nabucco) And, closing with the performance of the opera from witch this musical background has been chosen, Id like to beg you

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