Opéra de la Bastille

Ott, Carlos

dc.coverage.spatial	Site: Paris, Île-de-France, France	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	1983-1989 (creation)	en_US
dc.creator	Ott, Carlos	en_US
dc.date	1983-1989	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-07T20:20:42Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-07T20:20:42Z
dc.date.issued	1983-1989	en_US
dc.identifier	214659	en_US
dc.identifier.other	archrefid: 195	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/122026
dc.description	Frontal view, depicting main entrance; The Canadian Carlos Ott was selected by President François Mitterrand from six finalists out of 756 entries for the new Opéra (1983) in Paris; the number of competitors, one of the highest ever, confirmed the popularity of the competition system. Located at the Place de la Bastille, in the 12th arrondissement, the house was designed with 2,723 seats, every one of which has an unrestricted view of the stage. The theatre, was "surmounted by the opaque cube of the stage building and wrapped in gridded walls of glass...... the Opera stands sociably open to the world outside, whereas the foyers, with their broad overview of the city, have the slick, impersonal look of an airport lounge". Beauvert also describes the theatre's backstage facilities as being extremely modern, allowing for nine times the volume of the stage and the ability to roll entire sets off and on intact. However, compared to other world-class opera houses, the acoustics have been described as disappointing at best. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 12/2/2007)	en_US
dc.format.medium	steel; stone; glass	en_US
dc.rights	© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.	en_US
dc.subject	architectural exteriors	en_US
dc.subject	music	en_US
dc.subject	Performing arts	en_US
dc.subject	Postmodern	en_US
dc.title	Opéra de la Bastille	en_US
dc.type	image	en_US
dc.rights.access	Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only	en_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode	1A1-OC-OB-A2	en_US
vra.culturalContext	French	en_US
vra.technique	construction (assembling)	en_US
vra.worktype	concert hall	en_US
vra.worktype	theater (building)	en_US
dc.contributor.display	Carlos Ott (Canadian architect, born 1947)	en_US