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Opera house documentary lifts lid on backstage crisis
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The Royal Opera House has joined the growing list of British
institutions that have attempted to win the heart of the nation by
opening their doors to fly-on-the-wall camera crews.
But instead of images of passionate music-making and enthused
music- lovers, the documentary shows a saga of gloomy staff,
cursing directors and disgruntled opera-goers caught up in various
disputes.
A BBC camera crew followed the life of the Opera House for a
year, through the 1993-94 season, to creat...
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A PHANTOM NO MORE $31 MILLION RENOVATION TO BEGIN ON LANDMARK OPERA HOUSE
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A PLACE WHERE ART AND CIVICS MEET CLAREMONT WINS RECOGNITION FOR COMMITMENT TO OPERA HOUSE
The Boston Globe
; CLAREMONT -- When the lights go down Thursday on a production of "Hello, Dolly!" at the Claremont Opera House, the community, in a sense, returns full circle to its own historical beginnings. Located on the top two floors of the Claremont City Hall since 1897, the opera house is a symbol of
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A place where art and civics meet > Claremont wins recognition for commitment to opera house
The Boston Globe
; CLAREMONT -- When the lights go down Thursday on a production of "Hello, Dolly!" at the Claremont Opera House, the community, in a sense, returns full circle to its own historical beginnings. Located on the top two floors of the Claremont City Hall since 1897, the opera house is a symbol of
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Have you seen the Opera House?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; SYDNEY, Australia _ Have you seen the Opera House? Australians don't really want to know how you are. They don't care if you've had a g'day. They aren't that concerned about where you're from or how the Olympics are treating you. Have you seen the Opera House? Oh, yeah. We've seen the Opera House.
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Reedley landmark hits A new high note Once a center of community and culture, opera house finds new life after standing dormant for 60 years.(LOCAL NEWS)
The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA)
; Byline: BETHANY CLOUGHTHE FRESNO BEE A fire that destroyed two blocks of downtown Reedley in 1902 led to the birth of the Reedley Opera House. Locals were determined to rebuild -- this time with bricks, not wood. The cozy, 125-seat opera house was financed by grain merchant Jesse Jansen, who
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