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The Academy of Music was constructed in 1884 with the largest stage in the southeastern United States and seating for 2,418, almost one-fifth of Macon's population at the time. [4] The building was renovated in 1905; the present seven-story facade was added and the building reopened as the Grand Opera House. [4]
The Macon City Auditorium is a historic structure in Macon, Georgia, United States, that has hosted performances, meetings, and events for the community since 1925. It was designed by New York architect Egerton Swartwout. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Municipal Auditorium in 1971. [1] [2]
Metropolitan Opera House (Metropolitan Opera), New York; Moores Opera House (Moores School of Music, [41] University of Houston [42]), Houston; Music Hall (Cincinnati Opera), Cincinnati; New York State Theater (See David H. Koch Theater) (formerly New York City Opera), New York; Newberry Opera House (South Carolina Opera and Asheville Lyric ...
W.R. Gunn was a prominent architect of theaters in the American South. His work includes the Hawkinsville Opera House.He also designed the Grand Opera House (Macon, Georgia) (originally called the Academy of Music) at 651 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia. [1]
At the beginning of 2025, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called for adding warning labels on all alcoholic beverages, similar to those on tobacco products. Murthy stated that alcohol ...
It was the demise of the Astor Opera House that spurred New York's elite to build a new opera house in what was then the more genteel neighborhood of Union Square, [9] led by Moses H. Grinnell, who formed a corporation in 1852 to fund the construction of the building, selling shares at $1,000 ($36,624 in 2023 dollars [10]) each to raise ...
US stocks plunged Friday as investors digested a better-than-expected jobs report that soured expectations of future rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The Dow dropped by 697 points, closing at ...
The newly-established New York City Opera started performing at City Center in February 1944 under director Laszlo Halasz; [120] the New York City Symphony Orchestra, led by Leopold Stokowski, debuted at City Center the next month. [121] NBC initially sponsored all of City Center's concerts and music performances. [122]