Royal Theatre of La Monnaie in Brussels
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The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie is an
opera house in central
Brussels , Belgium. The National Opera of Belgium, a federal institution, takes the name of this theatre in which it is housed—La Monnaie in French or De Munt in Dutch—referring both to the building as well as the opera company. As Belgium’s leading opera house, it is one of the few cultural institutions to receive financial support from the
Federal Government of Belgium . Other opera houses in Belgium, such as the
Vlaamse Opera and the
Opéra Royal de Wallonie , are funded by regional governments.
La Monnaie is located on the Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein , not far from the Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat and the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein . The current edifice is the third theatre on the site. The facade dates from 1818 with major alterations made in 1856 and 1986. The foyer and auditorium date from 1856, but almost every other element of the present building was extensively renovated in the 1980s. It is served by the metro and premetro De Brouckère on lines 1 , 3 , 4 and 5 .
In the last three decades, La Monnaie has reclaimed its place amongst the foremost opera houses in Europe thanks to the efforts of the successive directors
Gerard Mortier and
Bernard Foccroulle and Music Directors
Sylvain Cambreling and
Antonio Pappano .
The opera house was renovated again from May 2015 to September 2017: the stage was levelled, a new fly system was put in place, and two scene lifts were installed. This allowed the opera house to stage more technically demanding productions. Although most of the renovations took place backstage, the opera house used this opportunity to replace all of its worn-out seats with new velour seats.
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