Theater
Opera Ghent
Neoclassical 1840 opera house with a painted horseshoe auditorium and a ninety-metre run of salons.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to Opera Ghent, the neoclassical Grand Théâtre on Schouwburgstraat, follows a house that has rarely had an easy run, starting with its inauguration night in August 1840 and an audience that did not like what it saw. It turns up the Parisian decorators René Philastre and Charles Cambon, a 1950s makeover in beige, and a painted sky that disappeared from the ballroom ceiling. Best heard on the pavement facing the stone front.
This audio guide was created using AI.