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. It was built over a 27-month period in anticipation of the closure and subsequent nearly three-year-long renovation of Milan's

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tire factory, in an area known as Bicocca. La Scala’s website on the closing of the theatre in 2001
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in collaboration with

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and Elisabetta Fabbri, the fan-shaped, two-level, 2,375-seat auditorium was inaugurated with a performance of

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'' on 19 January 2002, and went on to allow the continuation of La Scala's 2001/2002 opera season. Following La Scala reopening on 7 December 2004, Teatro degli Arcimboldi expanded its program, hosting musicals and performances of jazz, classical and pop music.

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*Beauvert, Thierry, ''Opera Houses of the World'', New York: The Vendome Press, 1995 *Lynn, Karyl Charna, ''Italian Opera Houses and Festivals'', Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2005. *Plantamura, Carol, ''The Opera Lover's Guide to Europe'', Secaucus, New Jersey: Carol Publishing Group/Citadel Press, 1996,

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Teatro degli Arcimboldi official website with photos (mostly in Italian)La Scala official website
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Teatro degli Arcimboldi The ''Teatro degli Arcimboldi'' is a theatre and opera house in Milan. It was built over a 27-month period in anticipation of the closure and subsequent nearly three-year-long renovation of Milan's La Scala opera house in December 2001. It is loc ...

Opera houses in Italy Theatres completed in 2002 Music venues completed in 2002 2002 establishments in Italy Mario Botta buildings Tourist attractions in Milan

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