The Göteborg Opera, Sweden
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The Göteborg Opera
Waymark Code: WMEWFB
Location: Västra Götaland, Sweden
Date Posted: 07/14/2012
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The Gothenburg Opera house is relatively new: construction started in September 1989 after significant local commitment in the late 1980s (with as many as 6,000 contributors to the new house) and it was completed with great speed. Ground breaking took place in June 1991, and the building was inaugurated in October 1994.
The Göteborg Opera is 28 700 m2. Around 500 persons work in the building's 1117 rooms. It is home to metal, carpentry and décor workshops, tailoring and costume studios as well as ballet and rehearsal rooms. The opera has two stages, the Main Stage and the Small Stage. The Main Stage is 500 m2. Behind this stage there are enormous spaces, approximately five times the size of the stage itself. Also worth mentioning is the opera house's sheet music library, where 15 tons of sheet music is stored.
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