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The old Detroit Opera House on Campus Martius in the early 1900s. Detroit has a long theatrical history, with many venues dating back to the 1920s. [7] The Detroit Fox Theatre (1928) was the first theater ever constructed with built-in film sound equipment.
Detroit Opera is the principal opera company in Michigan, US. The company is based in Detroit, where it performs in the Detroit Opera House. Prior to February 28, 2022, the company was named Michigan Opera Theatre. [1] Annually, it produces a series of operas in their original language with English supertitles and presents touring dance companies.
The Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts is a 1,731-seat theatre located in the city's theatre district at 350 Madison Street in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.It was built in 1928 as the Wilson Theatre, designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976, [2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
The present Detroit Opera House opened in 1922 and was known as the Capitol Theatre. It was among the first of several performance venues built around Detroit's Grand Circus Park. When it opened, the Capitol was reportedly the fifth largest movie theater in the world, seating about 3,500 people.
The singing was insipid, the marching by the amazons horribly executed, a little better than a flock of sheep…It is hoped this city will be spared the infliction of another like exhibition." [36] Another reviewer called it "the vilest show that ever appeared in Coldwater", labeling the women as "coarse brazen things." [37]
The Frauenthal Center's programming includes live music, theater, dance, film, and comedy, featuring local and touring artists. [1] The West Michigan Symphony Orchestra and the Muskegon Civic Theatre host their seasons at the Frauenthal. [2] Annual events include the Miss Michigan pageant and the Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree choir show. [3]
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Construction of the theatre began in September 1926. W. S. Butterfield Theatres took out a 30-year lease on the theatre, to be operated alongside the five others it managed in Saginaw. At its opening, the 2,196-seat Temple Theatre was the largest theatre in the state of Michigan outside Detroit, and the largest in the Butterfield circuit. [3]