Can you recognize these opera houses ?

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Spineur

August 27, 2016, 06:56:28 AM
I spent part of my summer holidays in Eastern Europe, and I paid a visit to the opera houses in the cities I visited.  Can you recognize them ?

Spineur

#1
August 27, 2016, 07:01:11 AM
Hint: right next to Opera House #3, is the Café Callas....

zamyrabyrd

#2
August 28, 2016, 09:03:44 AM
I recognized the marquee for Billy Elliot on No. 2.
Doing a little sleuthing, there are a few Callas Cafes in Europe but this one seems to be in Budapest.
Nice pictures.

ZB
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one."

― Charles MacKay, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Spineur

#3
August 28, 2016, 09:13:10 AM
Quote from: zamyrabyrd on August 28, 2016, 09:03:44 AM
I recognized the marquee for Billy Elliot on No. 2.
Doing a little sleuthing, there are a few Callas Cafes in Europe but this one seems to be in Budapest.
Nice pictures.

ZB
Correct: opera house no 3 is indeed Budapest.  An easier way to find out, was to zoom in the picture: there are actually two flags: the european one and the hungarian one.
Opera house no 2 is difficult to get.  On the other hand Opera house no 1 can be deduced with a little logic: its a modern building, which probably means the old one was totally destroyed in WWII (it is indeed the case(.  So which eastern European country suffered the most destruction during WWII ?
If this doesnt do it, there will be a last hint.

zamyrabyrd

#4
August 28, 2016, 08:11:48 PM
The red opera house is in Krakow, also found with a bit of sleuthing.
I didn't know that Poland suffered the most destruction in WWII but that makes a lot of sense.
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one."

― Charles MacKay, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Spineur

#5
August 29, 2016, 01:27:15 AM
Quote from: zamyrabyrd on August 28, 2016, 08:11:48 PM
The red opera house is in Krakow, also found with a bit of sleuthing.
I didn't know that Poland suffered the most destruction in WWII but that makes a lot of sense.
Again correct !!
So only the opera house no 2 is left.  I traveled from Krakow to Budapest by ground transports (I actually did some part hiking).  So which country is in between Poland and Hungary ?  It is such a small country that some of the GMG members may not know it even exist !!   And of course in such a small country, not many town can support an opera house !

(poco) Sforzando

#6
August 29, 2016, 02:23:33 AM
Quote from: Spineur on August 29, 2016, 01:27:15 AM
Again correct !!
So only the opera house no 2 is left.  I traveled from Krakow to Budapest by ground transports (I actually did some part hiking).  So which country is in between Poland and Hungary ?  It is such a small country that some of the GMG members may not know it even exist !!   And of course in such a small country, not many town can support an opera house !

Slovakia, so possibly a house in Bratislava.
"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

The new erato

#7
August 29, 2016, 05:04:35 AM
Yes, looks very Bratislava to me. Was there twice last summer (2015), but didn't visit the opera.

Spineur

#8
August 29, 2016, 09:21:43 AM
Yes for Slovakia

Nope for Bratislava: it was nearly leveled during WWII and rebuilt in Stalinian style.  Not a terribly interesting tourist destination.  The city in question has stayed untouched for many centuries and is a beautiful testimony of how beautiful eastern europe used to be.
If you dont find it within a couple of days I will post some picture of the town.  It is absolutely lovely.

Christo

#9
August 29, 2016, 09:25:10 AM
Quote from: zamyrabyrd on August 28, 2016, 08:11:48 PMI didn't know that Poland suffered the most destruction in WWII but that makes a lot of sense.
The devastation of Poland - most major cities and towns, e.g. Warsaw probably the most annihilated city in history, and about 6 million people (about 15 percent of its population) killed - is one of the major 'facts' about WW II. The effect is evident everywhere; Krakow is a major exception as it survived largely intact - a miracle.
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Christo

#10
August 29, 2016, 09:26:19 AM
Košice - of course.
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Spineur

#11
August 29, 2016, 09:31:52 AM
Yes indeed.  I'll post some pictures of it anyway.  It is so charming...

Christo

#12
August 29, 2016, 09:50:05 AM
Quote from: Spineur on August 29, 2016, 09:31:52 AMYes indeed.  I'll post some pictures of it anyway.  It is so charming...
Košice (Kassa, Kaschau) as a whole is great. Okay, another great Central European opera for you in return:  8)
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Spineur

#13
August 29, 2016, 10:07:18 AM
I think it is Lviv opera house in Ukraine.  The big hint is the Ukrainian flag on top of the building.  I checked Kiev and Odessa which are much larger building.  Then Kharkov which has a different shape.  And finally...

Christo

#14
August 29, 2016, 10:39:38 AM
Quote from: Spineur on August 29, 2016, 10:07:18 AMI think it is Lviv opera house in Ukraine.  The big hint is the Ukrainian flag on top of the building.  I checked Kiev and Odessa which are much larger building.  Then Kharkov which has a different shape.  And finally...

... I was happy enough to spend a week in Lviv (Lvov, Lwów, Lemberg, Lemberik, Leopolis), fifteen years ago (when I still had difficulty in obtaining a visa; finally got one in Bucarest). One of the most characteristic Central-European cities, in a league with e.g. Prague, Krakow, Vilnius, Budapest and of course Vienna. The Opera is indeed an 'Austrian' creation, as is much of Lviv's architecture; another 'miraculous survivor' of the total devastation of Central Europe in WW II.
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Florestan

#15
August 29, 2016, 01:54:42 PM
Quote from: Christo on August 29, 2016, 10:39:38 AM
... I was happy enough to spend a week in Lviv (Lvov, Lwów, Lemberg, Lemberik, Leopolis), fifteen years ago (when I still had difficulty in obtaining a visa; finally got one in Bucarest).

Well, if anything seems difficult, or downright impossible, for you Westerners, please do come to Bucharest: nous sommes ici aux portes de l'Orient, où tout est pris à la légère. The impossible suddenly turns into feasible, and the difficult into doable.  :laugh: (Christo knows what I´m talking about).

Staying (relatively) on topic, this is not an opera house but a concert hall. Where is it located?



Hint: ask Christo.
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part. ." — Claude Debussy

North Star

#16
August 29, 2016, 02:10:27 PM
Quote from: Florestan on August 29, 2016, 01:54:42 PM
Well, if anything seems difficult, or downright impossible, for you Westerners, please do come to Bucharest: nous sommes ici aux portes de l'Orient, où tout est pris à la légère. The impossible suddenly turns into feasible, and the difficult into doable.  :laugh: (Christo knows what I´m talking about).

Staying (relatively) on topic, this is not an opera house but a concert hall. Where is it located?



Hint: ask Christo.
Hint: it's not much of a question when you bolded the answer. :D My parents have been to a concert there, I think.
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius

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Florestan

#17
August 29, 2016, 02:21:11 PM
Quote from: North Star on August 29, 2016, 02:10:27 PM
Hint: it's not much of a question when you bolded the answer. :D My parents have been to a concert there, I think.

That was admittedly piece of cake.  :D

How about these three?







Please, take the first guess, use no search engine.  :)



"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part. ." — Claude Debussy

(poco) Sforzando

#18
August 29, 2016, 02:29:47 PM
Sorry, guys, this is the only one I know really well. Short on charm, but lots of good music-making:

"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

Mirror Image

#19
August 29, 2016, 05:48:30 PM
Quote from: Florestan on August 29, 2016, 01:54:42 PM
Well, if anything seems difficult, or downright impossible, for you Westerners, please do come to Bucharest: nous sommes ici aux portes de l'Orient, où tout est pris à la légère. The impossible suddenly turns into feasible, and the difficult into doable.  :laugh: (Christo knows what I´m talking about).

Staying (relatively) on topic, this is not an opera house but a concert hall. Where is it located?



Hint: ask Christo.

I'd love to go to Romania actually. From my understanding, there are loads of beautiful women there. Oh and I suppose the scenery is nice, too. ;)
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