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Theatre Lovers Enjooooy
he Grand Theatre of the administration of the Fundació
Liceu was built at the del Gran Teatre del Liceu, which,
proposal of the Liceu besides the above institutions,
Filharmònico-Dramàtic Barcelonès. incorporates the Patronage
Joaquim de Gispert, a member and Committee and the old Societat
director of the institution, got del Gran Teatre del Liceu.
the allowance of the lands of the
former Trinity Convent in the The Gran Teatre del Liceu stands
Rambla, where construction of the in the central part of
theatre began in 1844, under the Barcelona’s bustling Rambla, the
direction of the architect emblematic promenade of the Old
Francesc d'Assís Soler, who was Quarter, which has retained its
replaced a year later by Josep leading role and colorful
Oriol Mestres and Miquel Garriga personality over the years.
i Roca. The Gran Teatre del Liceu
was inaugurated in 1848. Of the traditional building, the
part of the central façade on La
Founded in 1847 on Barcelona’s La Rambla, the main vestibule with
Rambla, the Gran Teatre del Liceu the staircases and the Hall of
is an opera house that has kept Mirrors were saved from the 1994
hold of its role as a culture and fire and are maintained just as
arts centre throughout its they were. The authentic
history and one that represents imitation of the main hall and
one of the symbols of the city. the stage, which had been
Today, it is a publicly-owned completely destroyed by the fire,
theatre - by the Catalan Regional has allowed a number of changes
Government, Barcelona City and improvements. The main hall
Council, Barcelona Provincial of the first building, explicitly
Council and the Ministry of inspired by Milan’s Teatro alla
Culture - under the Scala, is laid out as a horseshoe
with stalls and five levels. Catalan architect Josep Oriol
Seating capacity is 2,292, one of Mestves. The Theatre of the Liceu
the largest opera houses in is the Barcelona’s opera house,
Europe. The boxes - with small one of the best in Spain. It was
box foyers - are in the built in the XIX Century with
proscenium, around the stalls and private shareholders, being a
the amphitheatre, which have good bourgeois place to meet each
three rows of seats in the front. other. Every type of performance,
from musical galas, operas and
The good acoustics of the Liceu’s ballets to rowdy carnival dances,
hall was due to an adequate are held in this theater. At
judgment of its geometry, now present, it is a publicly-owned
reproduced, and the average theatre - by the Catalan Regional
reverberation time of between 1.3 Government, Barcelona City
and 1.5 seconds is the optimum Council, Barcelona Provincial
for hearing the human voice. The Council and the Ministry of
new hall has retained and Culture - under the
improved these ideal conditions administration of the Fundació
with a number of corrections. del Gran Teatre del Liceu. It has
retained its role as a culture
This monument to Belle Epoque is and arts centre throughout its
one of the grandest theaters in history and one that represents
the world. It was designed by the one of the symbols of the city.
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