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[News] Saudi Arabia To Construct First Ever Opera House
Saudi Arabia is set to construct its first-ever opera house.
The kingdom announced that the house will be built as a move to shake off its conservative image and lure tourist dollars.
The announcement of the new opera house brought along the details that the building will be constructed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on the kingdom’s western coast.
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10 Must See Opera Productions Of The Fall 2017-18 Season [International]
OperaWire has curated the must-see operas for this fall and winter season that are sure to please audiences as well as challenge them with new works.
1. Don Carlos – Opera National de Paris
2. Andrea Chénier – Teatro alla Scala
3. Szenen aus Goethes Faust – Berlin Staatsoper
4. Autumn Sonata – Finnish National Opera
5. La Bohème – Royal Opera House
6. Il Trovatore – Opera Frankfurt
7. Fra Diavolo – Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
8. Le Nozze di Figaro -Bayerische Staatsoper
9. Marnie – English National Opera
10. La Favorite – Teatro Real de Madrid
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What To Wear To The Opera
Should you dress up for the opera? For traditionalists, it’s an occasion that demands formal evening wear. Others insist audience members should simply wear the clothes in which they feel most comfortable.
Today, few opera houses enforce a dress code. Visit the Royal Opera House or the English National Opera, and you’ll see dinner jackets and evening gowns rub shoulders with leather jackets and open-necked shirts.
Daniel Kramer, artistic director of the ENO, says: “Central to everything we do is the belief that high-quality, amazing opera should be accessible to absolutely everyone. We are passionate about breaking down any perceived barriers to opera that people may have, from price to dress code.
“Although the debate about what to wear to the opera has moved on, with almost all of our audience happily turning up wearing whatever they feel most comfortable in, the way opera is presented in a lot of popular culture can be at odds with this.
“Opera is the most moving art form on Earth. It has the power to challenge, to entertain, to devastate and to inspire, whether its audience is wearing a tiara and ball gown or a T-shirt and jeans.”
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What Makes A Great Opera House?
“Listen, I tell my companion, listen to where it all begins. Recall the opening chords, rising like dawn mist over a summer lake, an immersive impression, delicate in colour and immovably present. This particular sound sets the tone for every performance, assuring us that, come what may, elemental excellence will never waver. This orchestra is the custodian of house quality.”
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The Famous “Sputnik” Chandeliers Can Be Installed at your House—for a Fee
For Met lovers who desire a more consistent lighting experience, though, the Met Opera shop sells exact replicas of the chandeliers for prices ranging from $19,000 for a 24-inch chandelier to $83,000 for a 63-inch chandelier. Being a Met member pays off: Membership costs $85 a year, but with an automatic 10 percent member discount at the Met store, you can shave more than $8,000 off the list price.
Photo: Jonathan Tichler
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