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 The Arena di Verona is hosting to the grandiose Verona Opera Festival. The festival takes each year between June and August in Verona, Italy. Each year visitors come from all over the world to see the Verona Opera summer season, which includes standards from the repertoire -  famous Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida, Tosca, Turandot, Nabucco, Carmen, Madame Butterfly and Barbiere di Siviglia (Seville’s Barber).
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The Palace Garnier, still known to many as the “Paris Opera”, was the world’s largest theatre and opera house when it opened on January 5, 1875. The opulent Opera de Paris Garnier was designed by Charles Garnier for Emperor Napoleon III. The Opera de Paris is one of the great historical opera houses of Europe. It has a strong orchestral tradition and currently enjoys the use of two major opera houses, each a superior example of theater architecture of its own century. The cavernous building was one of 171 proposals submitted in an architectural competition in 1861. The Palace Garnier took 14 years to build, with its completion being delayed by money troubles, the Franco-Prussian War (when the building was used as a warehouse), and a fire that gutted the interior and killed a fireman in 1873.

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First of all the place is famous for sightseeing tour which may take long hours to value enough the beauty of Zwinger. The heart of Theaterplatz which can be called the purpose of tourist visiting and excursions– Semper Opera House. The opera house is one of Dresden’s most impressive monuments. The building is considered to be a prime example of “Dresden-Baroque” architecture. It is situated on the Theater Square in central Dresden on the bank of the Elbe River.
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The Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. In addition to representing Sydney, the opera house has also become a symbol for the country of Australia throughout the world. Resting majestically on Bennelong Point as it reaches into Sydney Harbour, the Sydney Opera House is truly an unforgettable sight. The original plan to build the opera house was put forth in 1950, and designed by John Utzon. Interestingly enough, his vision was more advanced than architectural and engineering abilities of the decade, and it wasn’t until 1973 that his ideas were finally put into place.
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