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Teatro del Liceo de Montesión (1837–1847) | |
 Liceu façade towards La Rambla | |
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| Address | La Rambla, 51–59 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 41°22′49″N 2°10′25″E / 41.38028°N 2.17361°E |
| Public transit | Liceu   |
| Owner | Fundació del Gran Teatre del Liceu |
| Type | Theater |
| Genre(s) | Opera |
| Capacity | 2,292 seats |
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| Opened | 4 April 1847 (founded 1837 at another location) |
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| www.liceubarcelona.cat | |
The Gran Teatre del Liceu (Catalan: [ˈɡɾan teˈatɾə ðəl liˈsɛw]; Spanish: Gran Teatro del Liceo [ˈɡɾan teˈatɾo ðel liˈθeo]; English: "Great Lyceum Theater"), or simply Liceu, is a theater in Barcelona, Spain. Situated on La Rambla, it is the city's oldest theater building still in use for its original purpose.[1]
Founded in 1837 at another location, the Liceu opened at its current address on 4 April 1847. The theater was rebuilt after fires in 1861 and 1994, and reopened on 20 April 1862 and 7 October 1999. On 7 November 1893, on the opening night of the season, an anarchist threw two bombs into the stalls. About twenty people were killed, and many more were injured.
Between 1847 and 1989, the 2,338-seat Liceu was the largest opera house in Europe by capacity.[2] Since 1994, the Liceu has been owned and managed by a public foundation whose board of trustees represents the Ministry of Culture, the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona and the City Council of Barcelona. The theater has its own choir (the Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu), symphonic orchestra (the Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu) and college of music (the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu).
- ^ Montsalvatge, Xavier (10 November 1971). "El Gran Teatro del Liceo: 125 años de historia" (PDF). La Vanguardia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Loya Piñera, Vanessa (2010). "Reconstrucción de la memoria: el Gran Teatro del Liceo". Bitácora Arquitectura. Retrieved 15 August 2023.