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Odessa Opera Theater
1 Tchaikovsky St. |
Be clear that Odessa, Ukraine is a gorgeous, cosmopolitan city. I've stayed there a number of times, most often in the old British Admiralty House/now a hotel, walked streets that look like Vienna, Prague or Budapest, and enjoyed myself immensely.
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Fellner of Fellner
and Helmer |
The Austrian architects Fellner and Helmer were responsible for the design and execution of the Opera House. It seems that is what these two did; opera or concert houses, from Odessa to most of
Europe in the great revival of these places.
I was in Vienna shortly before and at their Festspiel and in Zurich at
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Tonhall. I didn't get it at that point - probably due to darkness and trying to find my way. I should have when I got inside but didn't. You could hear everything. A musician's paradise. The stage and the hall were one thing.
Not sure why I remembered that this morning. Possibly because I had a picture taken - one of those lobby souvenir types - that last night in Odessa and it was to be ready a few days later and I never picked it up.
Probably gone now anyway but I would like to go back although I won't.
https://youtu.be/e4wSlBaw2J0