Opéra du Quai au Foin
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The Opéra du Quai au Foin was the first public theatre in Brussels
. Opened on 24 January 1682, it was abandoned in 1699 and turned into a warehouse.
period. Petrucci had over 140 people at his command — actors, musicians and set-operators. The first play put on was Egeo in Atene, an opera by Angelo Vitali, followed by several works by Lully
.
Abandoned in 1689, it reopened at the end of 1694 under the joint leadership of Gio Paolo Bombarda
and Pietro Antonio Fiocco
. It closed for good at the end of 1697 to make room, three years later, for the new "Théâtre sur la Monnoye
".
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. Opened on 24 January 1682, it was abandoned in 1699 and turned into a warehouse.
History
Under the aegis of the governor of the Habsburg Netherlands Alexandre Farnese, Gio-Battista Petrucci, royal historian, and Pierre Fariseau, a notable figure in Brussels society, hired a building on the prairies of the Grand Béguinage, on the banks of the quai au Foin, to a squire. In a few months the building was transformed into a theatre and the decor and props from the palace plays were brought to it. It was opened in 1682 and its opening-night shows lasted throughout the carnivalCarnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
period. Petrucci had over 140 people at his command — actors, musicians and set-operators. The first play put on was Egeo in Atene, an opera by Angelo Vitali, followed by several works by Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste de Lully was an Italian-born French composer who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France. He is considered the chief master of the French Baroque style. Lully disavowed any Italian influence in French music of the period. He became a French subject in...
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Abandoned in 1689, it reopened at the end of 1694 under the joint leadership of Gio Paolo Bombarda
Gio Paolo Bombarda
Gio Paolo Bombarda was the founder of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels.-Life:Musician, councillor and treasurer to Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in Munich, he was taken on by the court orchestra in 1680 and, in 1686, he married the daughter of the composer Ercole Bernabei...
and Pietro Antonio Fiocco
Pietro Antonio Fiocco
Pietro Antonio Fiocco was an Italian Baroque composer.-Life:Pietro Antonio Fiocco was born in Venice...
. It closed for good at the end of 1697 to make room, three years later, for the new "Théâtre sur la Monnoye
La Monnaie
Le Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie , or the Koninklijke Muntschouwburg is a theatre in Brussels, Belgium....
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