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Théâtre de l'Opéra de Lille

Lille (France)

The stage was endowed with a Traveller curtain made of FOT - Otello velvet and with a Stage masking manufactured with COS - Oscurante molton.A Sound barrier curtain appositely made up allows the total separation of the stage from the hall, contemporarily allowing the unmolested execution of orchestral rehearsals and the installation of the scenography.
It was also realized the whole system of Frontal projection screens and Rear-projection screens and supplied the floor TSM - Silviagrips for the dance shows.The architect Louis-Marie Cordonnier (1854-1940) planned the theater inspiring himself to the Opéra Garnier of Paris and to the Italian theaters.
The Théâtre de l'Opéra de Lille is a Italian-style theatre with a horseshoe-shaped hall, parterre and four balconies, 1.138 seats.
1788
The theatre designed by Michel-Joseph Lequeux is inaugurated.
1903
A fire destroys the theatre.
1907
Construction work begins on the new theatre designed by
Louis-Marie Cordonnier.
1914
Lille is occupied by the German army.
1915
After completing the work, the Germans inaugurate the theatre.
1918
Before abandoning Lille, the Germans cause significant damage to the theatre.
1923
After completing the necessary restoration work, the theatre is inaugurated a second time by the French.
1998 - 2003
The theatre is closed and restored under the direction of Patrice Neirinck and Pierre-Louis Carlier.

Materials used in this production

FOT - Otello

Velvets

Frontal projection screens

Frontal projection screens

Main curtains

Curtains for historical theaters

Rear-projection screens

Rear-projection screens

Sound barrier curtains

Acoustic curtains

Stage maskings

Acoustic curtains

Traveller curtains

Typology of curtain

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