The Arriaga antzokia in Basque or Teatro Arriaga in Spanish is an
opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for performances of opera. It usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and building sets.
While some venues are constructed specifically fo ...
in
Bilbao
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. It was built in
Neo-baroque style by architect
Joaquín Rucoba
Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim.
Given name
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in 1890, the same architect that built the
city hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
. It is named after
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, known in his time as the "Spanish Mozart".
The theatre was rebuilt in 1985 after severe flooding in August 1983 destroyed it .
See also
*
List of opera houses
External links
www.teatroarriaga.com The history of the theater is recorded on the theater's website
Buildings and structures in Bilbao
Opera houses in Spain
Music venues completed in 1890
Tourist attractions in Bilbao
Theatres completed in 1890
Estuary of Bilbao
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