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Historically Michigan Opera Theatre's home is Detroit's fifth opera house. Located on the corners of Broadway and Madison at Grand Circus Park, the theater was originally opened January 12, 1922, as the Capitol Theater. At the time of its gala premiere, the 4,250-seat theater claimed to be the fifth largest in the world. The theater was the first in a series of palatial vaudeville and moving picture houses built in the Grand Circus Park area in the 1920s. Designed by renowned Detroit architect C. Howard Crane, whose genius for theater design took him to cities around the nation, the building was constructed with superb acoustics and in the style of the grand European opera houses. Crane also designed such Detroit landmarks as the Fox Theater, State Theater, and Orchestra Hall.
michiganman1968 on August 12, 2011
This is a truly lovely place which has been saved by dedicated workers and volunteers.
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Detroit Opera House has such a wonderful atmosphere. I enjoyed being there this year when the Alvin Ailey Dance troupe performed.
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I enjoy the Detroit Opera House because of its wonderful atmosphere. I went there to see the Alvin Ailey Dance troupe, and it was wonderful!!
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