The Arriaga antzokia in Basque or Teatro Arriaga in Spanish is an
opera house
An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera. Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, backstage facilities for costumes and building sets, as well as offices for the institut ...
in
Bilbao
Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...
,
Spain
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. It was built in
Neo-baroque style by architect in 1890, the same architect that built the
city hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...
. It is named after
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, known in his time as the "Spanish Mozart".
The theatre was rebuilt in 1985 after severe flooding in August 1983 destroyed it .
See also
*
List of opera houses
This is a list of notable opera houses listed by continent, then by country with the name of the opera house and city. The opera company is sometimes named for clarity.
Africa Egypt
* Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
* Cairo Opera House ...
External links
www.teatroarriaga.com The history of the theater is recorded on the theater's website
Buildings and structures in Bilbao
Opera houses in Spain
Music venues completed in 1890
Tourist attractions in Bilbao
Theatres completed in 1890
Estuary of Bilbao
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