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Avery Fisher Hall. Interior design of the Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Manhattan New York. Opera, NYC, USA. Interior of t
Avery Fisher Hall. Interior design of the Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Manhattan New York. Opera, NYC, USA. Interior of the Metropolitan Opera House. New York is the city that houses the Metropolitan Opera House, the Metropolitan or as it is more commonly concoce the Met. It is one of the largest in the world. One of the largest institutions in the world rivals the Scala opera house in Milan, Covent Garden in London, the Paris Opera Garnier or the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. It was founded in April 1880. The theater was formerly located in another area of the city, in a building on 39th Street was destroyed by fire in 1892. After being renovated, continued to operate there until 1966 , when he moved to the current location at Lincoln Center. The original building was demolished in 1967. The current Metropolitan Opera House was designed by architect Wallace K. Harrison and is the largest auditorium of its kind in the construction modest houses and old buildings were demolished , which enjoyed a moment of glory before to be demolished because they were the street scene of the film version of " West Side Story" . It is one of the most important musical centers of the world . It was inaugurated on September 16, 1966 , with the premiere of " Antony and Cleopatra " starring Samuel Barber opera by Leontyne Price and Jess Thomas , Zeffirelli was in charge of production. In the hall two huge murals created especially for the space by Marc Chagall, which is the image that illustrates our post today is. These murals can not be seen in the morning because they are protected from sunlight . The capacity of the building is almost four thousand people. The theater has the capacity to replace the operatic stage depicted daily technology, using a complex system scenario , stage machinery and cyclorama . This quality allows the Metropolitan has features almost every day of the year.
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