Academy of Music (Philadelphia)

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The Academy of Music in Philadelphia is a historic 19th-century opera house and concert hall renowned as one of the oldest continuously operating musical venues in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
opera house ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Academy of Music ⓘ
The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street ⓘ
architect Gustavus Runge ⓘ
Napoleon LeBrun ⓘ
architecturalStyle Italianate architecture ⓘ
Renaissance Revival architecture ⓘ
linked to: Renaissance Revival
constructionStartDate 1855 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse ballet performances ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
opera performances ⓘ
theatrical productions ⓘ
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark 1962 ⓘ
formerFunction principal home of the Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ
hasEvent annual Academy of Music Anniversary Concert and Ball ⓘ
hasFacadeMaterial brick ⓘ
brownstone ⓘ
hasFeature horseshoe-shaped auditorium ⓘ
large central chandelier ⓘ
ornate gilded interior decoration ⓘ
hasOrgan yes ⓘ
hasType proscenium theater ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places contributing property ⓘ
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places ⓘ
inception 1855 ⓘ
locatedIn Center City, Philadelphia ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
locatedOn South Broad Street ⓘ
near Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ
notableFor being one of the oldest continuously operating opera houses in the United States ⓘ
historic 19th-century interior ⓘ
openingDate 1857-01-26 ⓘ
owner Kimmel Center, Inc. ⓘ
partOf Avenue of the Arts (Philadelphia) ⓘ
linked to: Avenue of the Arts
previousOwner Philadelphia Orchestra Association ⓘ
primaryTenant The Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ
roofType mansard roof ⓘ
seatingCapacity approximately 2,500 ⓘ
usedFor community events ⓘ
dance ⓘ
opera ⓘ
popular music concerts ⓘ
symphonic music ⓘ

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Broad Street (Philadelphia) → hasLandmark → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) ⓘ
Center City Philadelphia → contains → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) ⓘ
Walnut–Locust station → nearbyLandmark → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Center City → contains → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) ⓘ
Philadelphia Orchestra → formerVenue → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Academy of Music (Philadelphia) → alsoKnownAs → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Avenue of the Arts section → hasLandmark → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Avenue of the Arts → hasPart → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Avenue of the Arts → hasLandmark → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Kimmel Cultural Campus → manages → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Kimmel Cultural Campus → hasComponent → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
South Broad Street → hasLandmark → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) ⓘ
Walnut–Locust station → locatedNear → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) ⓘ
Broad Street (Philadelphia) → hasLandmark → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) ⓘ
subject linked to: Broad Street
The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street → alsoKnownAs → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street → alsoKnownAs → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) ⓘ
The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street → originalOwner → Philadelphia Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Napoleon LeBrun → notableWork → Academy of Music, Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Gustavus Runge → notableWork → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) ⓘ
Opera Philadelphia → performsAt → Academy of Music ⓘ
linked to: Academy of Music (Philadelphia)