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Preferred Title:
Opéra de la Bastille Work_PrefTitle Opéra de la Bastille Preferred Title false
Image View:
Front elevation, side view Image_Title Front elevation, side view Image View false
Creator:
Carlos Ott (Canadian architect, born 1947) Agent_Display Carlos Ott (Canadian architect, born 1947) Creator false
Location:
site: Paris, Île-de-France, France Work_Location_Type_Display site: Paris, Île-de-France, France Location false
Location Note:
Place de la Bastille Work_LocationNotes Place de la Bastille Location Note false
Date:
1983-1989 (creation) Work_DateDisplay 1983-1989 (creation) Date false
Cultural Context:
French Work_Culture French Cultural Context false
Style Period:
Postmodern Work_StylePeriodDisplay Postmodern Style Period false
Work Type 1:
concert hall Work_Worktype1 concert hall Work Type 1 false
Work Type 2:
theater (building) Work_Worktype2 theater (building) Work Type 2 false
Classification:
architecture Work_Classification architecture Classification false
Material:
steel; stone; glass Work_MaterialDisplay steel; stone; glass Material false
Technique:
construction (assembling) Work_Technique construction (assembling) Technique false
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; music; Performing arts; stair as feature Work_Image_SubjectDisplay architectural exteriors; music; Performing arts; stair as feature Subjects false
Description:
The Canadian Carlos Ott was selected by President François Mitterrand from six finalists out of 756 entries for the new Opéra (1983) in Paris; the number of competitors, one of the highest ever, confirmed the popularity of the competition system. Located at the Place de la Bastille, in the 12th arrondissement, the house was designed with 2,723 seats, every one of which has an unrestricted view of the stage. The theatre, was "surmounted by the opaque cube of the stage building and wrapped in gridded walls of glass...... the Opera stands sociably open to the world outside, whereas the foyers, with their broad overview of the city, have the slick, impersonal look of an airport lounge". Beauvert also describes the theatre's backstage facilities as being extremely modern, allowing for nine times the volume of the stage and the ability to roll entire sets off and on intact. However, compared to other world-class opera houses, the acoustics have been described as disappointing at best. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection LocalCollection Archivision Base Collection Collection false
Identifier:
1A1-OC-OB-B4 Image_OriginalVendorID 1A1-OC-OB-B4 Identifier false
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

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