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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Odesa's grand opera house and the five-star Hotel Bristol, a landmark constructed 19th century, were damaged during the shelling.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Image Image Image The grand opera house is home to the Paris Opera, but since the opening of the much larger Opéra Bastille theater across town in 1989, the Palais Garnier has become a bastion of ballet.
—Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Hammerstein and Kern, though, wanted to make something unprecedented: a musical with the weight of grand opera, but built out of the blocks of vernacular entertainment.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Dalhart moved to New York City in 1907, hoping to pursue a career as a grand opera vocalist.
—Ted Olson, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Image Image Image The grand opera house is home to the Paris Opera, but since the opening of the much larger Opéra Bastille theater across town in 1989, the Palais Garnier has become a bastion of ballet.
—Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Hammerstein and Kern, though, wanted to make something unprecedented: a musical with the weight of grand opera, but built out of the blocks of vernacular entertainment.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Dalhart moved to New York City in 1907, hoping to pursue a career as a grand opera vocalist.
—Ted Olson, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Grand opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20opera. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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