The Gran Teatre del Liceu, adverse to added opera houses, was congenital with clandestine contributions instead of authoritative funds.
It opened on April 4th 1847, with a assorted affairs of symphonic pieces, operas and plays. On January 31st 1994 a blaze already afresh engulfed the Grand Liceu theatre.
As in 1861, back it was set on blaze for the aboriginal time, alone the antechamber and the ambit accomplished remained intact. The acknowledgment from the bounded governments and citizenry as a accomplished was abrupt and to the point: there was a charge to clean it on the aforementioned armpit as anon as possible. The new theatre was reopened in October 1999.
Barcelona. Teatre del Liceu, Gran Ópera.
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The Palau de la Música Catalana is one of the world’s leading concert halls. Considered to be one of Modernism’s chief exponents, it was built by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner between 1905 and 1908. In 1997 it was declared a “World Heritage Site” by the UNESCO. The Palau de la Música Catalana plays host to musical seasons arranged by different organizations, with a frequency exceeding three hundred sessions per year.
Since it’s opening, Barcelona concertgoers have had the privilege to attend concerts performed by the world most famous artists, i.e., Leonard Bernstein conducting West Side Story, Duke Ellington performing his masterful swing music, as well as Karajan, Chick Corea, and so many others.
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