Opéra Royal de Wallonie
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie (formerly Théâtre royal de Liège ) is the theater of the city of Liège in Belgium and one of the four opera houses in the country alongside La Monnaie and the two buildings of the Vlaamse Opera .
history
In 1816 King William of Orange put the land and the building of the old Dominican monastery at the disposal of the city of Liège , after which a theater was built.
The foundation stone was laid in July 1818. It was built according to a design by the architect Auguste Duckers . The theater has a classical architecture. The main facade is shaped by a marble colonnade and bordered by a balustrade that adorns a towering gable .
The Théâtre Royal de Liège opened on November 4, 1820 and became the property of the city in 1852.
The statue in the square in front of the theater shows the composer André Grétry , made by the sculptor Guillaume Geefs .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 38 '36.4 " N , 5 ° 34' 14.1" E