Süreyya Opera House
The Süreyya Opera House ( Turkish: Süreyya Operası ), or Süreyya Cultural Center (Turkish: Süreyya Kültür Merkezi ), is an opera house in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul , Turkey .
The building was designed by the Armenian-Turkish architect Kegam Kavafyan on behalf of the Constantinople representative Süreyya İlmen until 1924 and opened on March 6, 1927 as the first music theater on the Anatolian side of Constantinople. However, due to unsuitable and inadequate stage technology, no music theater works have been performed there until recently. Instead, the building was initially used as a theater and from 1930 to 2005 as a cinema under the name Süreyya Sineması . 2006–2007 the building was renovated and reopened on December 14, 2007 as an opera house ( Süreyya Opereti ) and concert hall .
The stage is 14 m wide, 10 m deep and 4.9 m high. Without changing the architecture of the building, 14 changing rooms were added. The dance hall on the second floor has a capacity of 500 guests, while the main hall has a capacity of 570 seats.
The Süreyya Opera House is owned by the Darüşşafaka Association , which rents the building to the Kadıköy district . The operator is the Istanbul State Opera with State Ballet. The house has a capacity of 570 places.
See also
- State Art and Sculpture Museum
- Ataturk Cultural Center - the most important opera house in Istanbul
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cengiz Çandar , Ermeniler olmasaydı, İstanbul İstanbul olur muydu? , Radikal , December 10, 2010.
- ^ Curtains rise on opera hall . Turkish Daily News. December 17, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
- ↑ Teknik Bilgiler ( tr ) Süreyya Opersı. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′ 16.7 ″ N , 29 ° 1 ′ 44.3 ″ E