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Photos from the Detroit Opera House that I took on Saturday morning, during my weekend in Detroit with a few forumers.
Here's a short background/history of the Detroit Opera House (formerly the Capitol Theatre) from Wikipedia...
The Detroit Opera House, opened on January 22, 1922 as the Capitol Theater, is the current venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions and other events. The Opera House was designed by C. Howard Crane, the same man who designed other Detroit theatres such as the State Theater, Fox Theater and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Orchestra Hall, noted for its acoustic perfection.
Opened at the corner of Broadway and Madison in 1922 as the Capitol Theater, the Opera House was the first of many performance venues built around Detroit's Grand Circus Park. When it opened, the Opera House was the fifth-largest theater in the world, being able to hold up to 4,250 guests. The Capitol Theater's name was changed to the Paramount Theater in 1929, and again changed in 1934 to the Broadway Capitol Theater. Artists that performed in the building's first few decades included jazz legends Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. A minor restoration ensued in the 1960s, and it became the Grand Circus Theater, a 3,367 seat movie house. After closing in 1978, reopening in 1981 and closing again in 1985, Grand Circus Theater would finally be adopted in 1988 by the formerly roaming Michigan Opera Theater, becoming known by its current name, the Detroit Opera House. It is currently configured with seating for 2,700. The building underwent an extensive restoration in the 2000s. Recently, the opera house has yearly hosted about 5 opera productions, 5 dance productions from touring companies and a small number of other musical and comedy events.
Enjoy the photos, because even though they might still be able to build/restore like this, they probably don't design like this anymore!
Ford Lobby (one of two entrances to the theatre, one for patrons who arrived by car, the other by those who came by streetcar- similar arrangement to the Canon Theatre in Toronto). The ceiling is covered in glass which resembles the original Tiffany glass ceiling of the theatre.
The foyer
Upstairs, the GM Lounge overlooks Comerica Park across the street, home of your 2006 American League champions Detroit Tigers...
Closeup of terra cotta work... presented by Verizon.
The main attraction... the auditorium
Private boxes
Here's a short background/history of the Detroit Opera House (formerly the Capitol Theatre) from Wikipedia...
The Detroit Opera House, opened on January 22, 1922 as the Capitol Theater, is the current venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions and other events. The Opera House was designed by C. Howard Crane, the same man who designed other Detroit theatres such as the State Theater, Fox Theater and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Orchestra Hall, noted for its acoustic perfection.
Opened at the corner of Broadway and Madison in 1922 as the Capitol Theater, the Opera House was the first of many performance venues built around Detroit's Grand Circus Park. When it opened, the Opera House was the fifth-largest theater in the world, being able to hold up to 4,250 guests. The Capitol Theater's name was changed to the Paramount Theater in 1929, and again changed in 1934 to the Broadway Capitol Theater. Artists that performed in the building's first few decades included jazz legends Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. A minor restoration ensued in the 1960s, and it became the Grand Circus Theater, a 3,367 seat movie house. After closing in 1978, reopening in 1981 and closing again in 1985, Grand Circus Theater would finally be adopted in 1988 by the formerly roaming Michigan Opera Theater, becoming known by its current name, the Detroit Opera House. It is currently configured with seating for 2,700. The building underwent an extensive restoration in the 2000s. Recently, the opera house has yearly hosted about 5 opera productions, 5 dance productions from touring companies and a small number of other musical and comedy events.
Enjoy the photos, because even though they might still be able to build/restore like this, they probably don't design like this anymore!
Ford Lobby (one of two entrances to the theatre, one for patrons who arrived by car, the other by those who came by streetcar- similar arrangement to the Canon Theatre in Toronto). The ceiling is covered in glass which resembles the original Tiffany glass ceiling of the theatre.
The foyer
Upstairs, the GM Lounge overlooks Comerica Park across the street, home of your 2006 American League champions Detroit Tigers...
Closeup of terra cotta work... presented by Verizon.
The main attraction... the auditorium
Private boxes
