The Patti Pavilion is a venue for the performing arts in

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, Wales, located at Victoria Park to the south west of

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. The theatre stages plays, pantomimes, musical shows and fairs. The venue is named after

Adelina Patti Adelina Patti (19 February 184327 September 1919) was an Italian 19th-century opera singer, earning huge fees at the height of her career in the music capitals of Europe and America. She first sang in public as a child in 1851, and gave her la ...

, the great 19th-century

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

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. The building was originally sited in her winter garden at Craig-y-Nos estate. Patti donated the building to the City of Swansea in 1918 and it was relocated to Victoria Park. It is a Grade II

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. In 1994, it was given a superficial makeover by the BBC's ''

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''. Already falling into disrepair, the building was further damaged by a suspected arson attack in 2006 The pavilion underwent a major £3m overhaul in 2009 after it became clear that it was not being utilised to its full potential. The project was funded by the City & County of Swansea. Work began in late 2007 to extend the Patti Pavilion with a new glass covered wing housing an Indian restaurant; Patti Raj, which has subsequently been rebranded as Adelinas Bar and Indian Kitchen.Patti Raj Indian Restaurant Website
, March 2012

References

External links

Patti Pavilion Website

BBC South West
An extract from Richard Porch's book ''Swansea: History You Can See'', about the Patti Pavilion
Children's attraction set for Patti Pavilion
August 2007

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