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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Academy of Music 8
Academy of Music (Philadelphia) canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall
historic building
opera house
performing arts venue
alsoKnownAs Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
surface form: Academy of Music

The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street
architect Gustavus Runge
Napoleon LeBrun
architecturalStyle Italianate architecture
Renaissance Revival
surface form: Renaissance Revival architecture
constructionStartDate 1855
country United States of America
surface form: 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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places contributing property
surface form: National Register of Historic Places contributing property

Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
inception 1855
locatedIn Center City Philadelphia
surface form: 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 for the Performing Arts
surface form: Kimmel Center, Inc.
partOf Avenue of the Arts
surface form: Avenue of the Arts (Philadelphia)
previousOwner Philadelphia Orchestra
surface form: Philadelphia Orchestra Association
primaryTenant Philadelphia Orchestra
surface form: 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 (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: Academy of Music
Center City contains Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Orchestra formerVenue Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: Academy of Music
Academy of Music (Philadelphia) alsoKnownAs Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: Academy of Music
Avenue of the Arts section hasLandmark Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: Academy of Music
Avenue of the Arts hasPart Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: Academy of Music
Avenue of the Arts hasLandmark Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: Academy of Music
Kimmel Cultural Campus manages Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: Academy of Music
Kimmel Cultural Campus hasComponent Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form: Academy of Music
South Broad Street hasLandmark Academy of Music (Philadelphia)