The Chicago Civic Theater, or better know as the Chicago civic opera, is a 45-story Theater and office house overlooking the Chicago River at N Wacker drive. Construction of the Chicago Opera Hose ended on November 4, 1929. Built by the construction firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White under it's designer Samuel Insull. Upon completion the opera house could seat up to 3563 people, making it one the largest theaters in North America. The theater's Art Deco styling had served for inspiration of a theater of a similar type in Orson Williams' film Citizen Kane,Which featured a theater in the film. Another interesting aspect of this building's architecture is it's shape, the opera house is shaped like a giant chair, aptly nicknamed “Insull's Throne”. Insull had designed the building in this manner for his wife to “sit” in because she was rejected by New York Metropolitan Opera, Whereas the “back” of the chair faces east towards New York City. Since construction the building has gone under renovations in 1993 and is home base for Lyric Opera, one of the world's premier opera companies which was founded in 1954 by Carol j. Fox. Today, tickets range from $32 to $197. The Theater has housed several productions over the years including Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, The Tempest, ad many other classics. The Theater is now under management of William Manson.
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Resources:
http://www.chicagotraveler.com/attractions/lyric-opera-of-chicago.html
http://chicago-architecture-jyoti.blogspot.com/2009/01/civic-opera-building.html
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