Teatro Arriaga
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The Teatro Arriaga is an opera house
in Bilbao
, Spain
. It was built in Neo-baroque
style by architect Joaquín Rucoba in 1890, the same architect that built the city hall
. It is named after Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
, known in his time as the "Spanish Mozart".
The theater was rebuilt in 1985 after severe flooding destroyed it in August 1983.
Opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...
in Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It was built in Neo-baroque
Neo-baroque
The Baroque Revival or Neo-baroque was an architectural style of the late 19th century. The term is used to describe architecture which displays important aspects of Baroque style, but is not of the Baroque period proper—i.e., the 17th and 18th centuries.Some examples of Neo-baroque architecture:*...
style by architect Joaquín Rucoba in 1890, the same architect that built the city hall
Bilbao City Hall
The City Hall of Bilbao, Spain, is located on the right bank of the Estuary of Bilbao across the Puente del Ayuntamiento bascule bridge that links it to the central Abando district....
. It is named after Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola was a Spanish composer. He was nicknamed the "Spanish Mozart" after he died, because, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was also a child prodigy and an accomplished composer who died young...
, known in his time as the "Spanish Mozart".
The theater was rebuilt in 1985 after severe flooding destroyed it in August 1983.
External links
- www.teatroarriaga.com The history of the theater is recorded on the theater's website