Opera Antwerp in 10 facts:

1) Operas have been performed in Antwerp since 1660, first in the Spanish Pant on the Grote Markt and later in the Tapissierspand, where the …

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April 9, 2023

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Under the impulse of, among others, Peter Benoit, mayor Jan Van Rijswijck ordered the erection of a new building. After the demolition of the Criée, a covered market hall, which was moved to Van Wesenbekestraat, the building of the later Royal Flemish Opera was realized between 1904-1907 in neo-baroque style. The official inauguration took place on October 17, 1907, and the building was finally completed in 1909. From 1907 onwards, the name Vlaamse Opera was officially used, and from 1920 Koninklijke Vlaamse Opera

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Since the transformation of the Frankijklei into a pedestrian zone, the opera once again has a spacious forecourt.

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