These opera houses represent international music culture. The buildings display architectural styles from baroque to modern. The halls provide optimal acoustic conditions for opera performances. The theaters are located in cities like Paris, New York and Sydney. The buildings function as centers of cultural life in their cities.
The building with white roof segments stands at Bennelong Point and contains multiple concert halls with 5738 seats.
The theater in Covent Garden opened in 1858 and has 2256 seats for opera and ballet performances.
The neo-renaissance opera building from 1869 offers 2284 seats and contains marble columns and gold decorations in the interior.
The opera house opened in 1966 with 3800 seats and two Marc Chagall murals in the main hall.
This established opera house contains a museum, a concert hall with 2000 seats and has presented performances since 1778.
The theatre opened in 1825 and presents Russian operas and classical ballet performances in a neoclassical building.
The 1875 building displays Beaux-Arts architecture with a large chandelier and a ceiling painted by Marc Chagall.
The theater opened in 1908 offers 2487 seats and hosts operas, ballets and symphonic concerts.
This opera house opened in 1884 with 1300 seats and was designed by architect Miklós Ybl in Neo-Renaissance style.
This opera house opened in 1841 was reconstructed to original specifications after World War II destruction and reopened in 1985.
The theater opened in 1876 was conceived by Richard Wagner for his operas and features specific acoustic properties.
The theater opened in 1847 on La Rambla and counts 2292 seats, making it one of Europe's largest opera houses.
Opened in 1737, this theater is Italy's oldest opera house, presenting classical operas in a historical building with 1386 seats.
This opera house, built in 1896, combines European architecture with local materials and features a distinctive pink dome.
Opened in 1909, this theater was modeled after the Paris Opera and houses 2361 seats for operas, concerts and ballet performances.
The complex, opened in 2017, features two halls with 1400 and 400 seats and advanced stage equipment.
Opened in 1988, this opera house hosts the National Symphony Orchestra and seats 1200 visitors in its main hall.
This opera complex, opened in 1792, was reconstructed after two fires and presents classical Italian operas in a 1000-seat auditorium.
Inaugurated in 1770, this theater features 18th-century mechanical stage machinery and 712 seats distributed across stalls and three tiers.
The 1742 opera house contains 1396 seats and a concert hall. The auditorium has been restored to its original form.
An architectural landmark that mirrors the Parisian design.
Modern national opera house of Denmark.
A white building with a flat roof that rises from the waters of Oslo Fjord.
Neo-renaissance building, symbol of Czech national identity and cultural heritage.
The neoclassical theater building opened in 1833 and accommodates 1800 spectators in the historical center of the Polish capital.
The theater was built in 1820 and renovated in 2012. It seats 1033 spectators in a classical style building.
The center opened in 1973 features three theater halls and an amphitheater with a total of 3500 seats.
The Renaissance style theater opened in 1911 offers 1500 seats and a facade with stone reliefs.
Built in 1993, this opera house features a hall with 1350 seats and modern stage equipment.
The building opened in 1993 offers 2340 seats and presents international and Korean opera productions.
Built in 1860, the theater has 1625 seats and a historical neoclassical interior with green coloring.
Built in 1810, the theater displays baroque architecture and has a hall with 1636 seats.
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