Winspear Opera House

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opera house performing arts venue theatre building

Winspear Opera House is a major performing arts venue in downtown Dallas, Texas, renowned for hosting opera, theater, and other cultural events in a modern, architecturally striking building.

Aliases (2)

Margot and Bill Winspear Grand Foyer ×1
Winspear ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	opera house → performing arts venue → theatre building →
architect	Foster + Partners → Norman Foster →
architectOfRecord	Cobb, Fendley & Associates →
awarded	LEED Silver certification →
category	Buildings and structures completed in 2009 → Foster + Partners buildings → Opera houses in Texas → Theatres in Dallas →
constructionCost	$354000000 →
country	United States →
groundbreakingDate	2006-10-12 →
hasFeature	acoustically adjustable stage → fly tower → glass façade → grand lobby → horseshoe-shaped auditorium → outdoor performance space → red glass drum auditorium → solar canopy →
hasLobbyName	Margot and Bill Winspear Grand Foyer →
hasNickname	Winspear →
hasStageType	proscenium stage →
hasType	proscenium theatre →
hasWebsite	https://www.attpac.org/your-visit/winspear-opera-house/ →
homeVenueOf	Dallas Theater Center (select productions) → Texas Ballet Theater → The Dallas Opera →
locatedIn	Arts District, Dallas → Dallas → Texas → downtown Dallas →
namedAfter	Margot and Bill Winspear →
opened	2009-10-12 →
operator	AT&T Performing Arts Center →
partOf	AT&T Performing Arts Center → Dallas Arts District master plan →
primaryUse	cultural events → musical performances → opera performances → theatrical productions →
seatingCapacity	2200 →
structuralEngineer	Thornton Tomasetti →
style	modern architecture →
theaterConsultant	Theatre Projects Consultants →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Downtown Dallas →	hasCulturalAttraction
Winspear Opera House ("Margot and Bill Winspear Grand Foyer") →	hasLobbyName
Winspear Opera House ("Winspear") →	hasNickname
Arts District (Dallas) →	hasPart
Moody Performance Hall →	near