Talk:Liceu

Flamenco
Something else could be said about the (perceived) clsss-exclusivity of the pre-fire theatre. Besides, I watched a former Flamenco dancer (forgot the name, she is heading some ballet or institution in Andalusia already in her 50s or 60s) who quoted Antonio Gades's criticism that the Liceu would stage horses before Flamenco. Apparently, the opera productions had included horses and other exotic props but no Flamenco. --Error 22:06, 24 June 2007 (UTC) --

Maybe a certain class exclusivity was in the theater, was it was common to other (if not all) other opera houses in the world. In 1940s and 1950s, Liceu was one of the meeting points of high class in the town. I think that the same is in other town, however: it was not more expensive a seat in the main floor of Liceu that the same seat in La Scala or Met. Actually, prices have been lower in Liceu that in other opera houses, as Vienna or London. On the other side, cheapest tickets were cheaper than a cinema ticket, for instance.

Of course, a part of the assistants were there only to show jewels and dresses, but it is not a peculiarity of this opera house. On the other side, in Liceu NEVER has been mandatory the use of gala dressing, at the contrary that in some other theaters, were the use of some kind of dress in some days or parts of the theater is prescribed.

About flamenco, the cultural context in the 1950s was very different from now. Flamenco was not recognized in that moment as a "first class" cultural manifestation: it was only a folk music and dance, and Liceu only staged opera and classical ballet performances. Surely, in the 1950s there was no possibility to show Native American dances at the New York Metropolitan, for instance. Now, shows in Liceu are more varied and some flamenco singers and dancers have performed there. (JGG) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bocachete (talk • contribs).


 * Though, as an aside, Maria Tallchief, probably the greatest dancer of the New York City Ballet in that era happened to be a Native American. But her dancing was entirely classical. - Jmabel | Talk 06:25, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

"Most relevant"
From the lead: "one of the most relevant opera houses in Spain." Relevant to what? Seems to me an ill-chosen word, to the point where I don't know what this means to convey. - Jmabel | Talk 06:22, 31 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Indeed, I just removed a similar (though more to the point) sentence from the lead: "It is one of the world's finest and biggest stage and acoustic settings for opera." This may or may not be true; it needs sourcing either way. I removed it to talk rather than simply adding a fact tag because of the blatant POV. Recognizance (talk) 20:04, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

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Capacity
The theater's capacity is quoted at various points. In the lead it is said that it was the largest opera house in Europe. This is stated later as well but a different capacity is given. If both figures are right when did it change? -perhaps after the first fire or another refit. If one of the figures is wrong, which one Spinney Hill (talk) 18:04, 28 January 2024 (UTC)