Live Nation currently operates or manages several venues in the area including the Fillmore Philadelphia, Theatre of Living Arts and Tower Theater. It has also served as a circus venue, ballroom and church.īlumenfeld’s EB RealtyGroup announced plans last May for a $35 million renovation to convert the building into a world-class concert venue. The renovation will cost $45 million, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, with a planned 2018 reopening.īuilt in 1908 as movie theatre by Oscar Hammerstein, the building with its 4,000 seats was at one time the largest theatre of its kind in the world.
The orchestra on the main floor, the grand tier, dress circle, balcony and family circle located in the back of the theater. The theater is broken up into six levels. The theater has the capacity to seat 3,800 patrons for each performance. The theatre was built in 1908 and now lies in disrepair, taking up a full city block in Philadelphia. The Metropolitan Opera holds all its performances at the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia is getting a $45 million renovation through a partnership with Live Nation and developer Eric Blumenfeld. Developer Eric Blumenfeld has announced an agreement with Live Nation to revive Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House, confirming reports Pollstar covered in April.ĪP Photo / Matt Rourke – Philly Opera House Rehab
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