Musical Theatre of Besançon [Besançon, FR] (Q8364)
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Theatre building in Besançon, France
- Musical Theatre of Besançon
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Musical Theatre of Besançon [Besançon, FR] | Theatre building in Besançon, France |
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47°14'3.840"N, 6°1'33.888"E
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Built 1778-1784 as Théâtre by Claude Joseph Alexandre Bertrand, after 1775 designs by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, one of the most influential innovators of French Neoclassical architecture. The semicircular auditorium consisted of three semicircular tiers of seats and a curving colonnade of Doric columns. Like in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus (built nearly a hundred years later), a covered orchestra pit made the orchestra invisible from the auditorium. Opened 9 Aug 1784 with Piron's La Métromanie and Grétry's Le tableau parlant. 1836 restorations. 1857 restorations and interior alterations by Delacroix. Destroyed by a fire on 29 Apr 1958, leaving only the façade with its characteristic portico. Subsequently rebuilt to modern designs. Re-opened 1958. 1994 major interior rebuilding, renamed Opéra-Théâtre. Re-opened 11 Jan 1995 with a concert. Used for opera performances. Originally 2000 seats, after 1958: 1100 seats. Later renamed Théâtre Ledoux. One of the homes to the Scène nationale de Besançon. (English)
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29 April 1958
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9 August 1784Gregorian
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47 bis, rue Mégevand
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