Fascinating Opera Houses Interiors Photographed By David Leventi

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Fascinating opera houses interiors photographed by david leventi. The architectural photographer david leventi probably got a taste of this famous tenor s words many times in the eight years he spent producing opera. Opera houses must be designed on a dramatic and grand scale. 80 to the mammoth the metropolitan opera capacity. Shot meticulously over five years opera presents a typology each empty hall is seen from the place at center stage where the singers would stand.

In his series opera photographer david leventi born 1978 whose work has been widely published in time the new york times magazine condé nast traveler and american photography captures the interiors of more than 40 opera houses spanning four centuries and four continents shot meticulously over five years opera presents a typology. Opera david leventi opera records the interiors of world famous opera houses all photographed with 4x5 and 8x10 arca swiss cameras to maximize detail. Architecturally meticulous this body of work serves to historically document these national and cultural landmarks. Leventi used that experience beginning in 2007 when he began documenting some of the most famous opera houses around the world creating the series opera palais garnier paris 2009 david.

Leventi has published a visual catalogue of these grand cultural institutions in his new series opera which more than presenting a mere typology of houses also reveals the extent to which these ornate interiors stand as symbols of their countries wealth grandeur and musical legacy jetsetter for the past few years leventi has thoroughly explored that point of view. For this project leventi shot more than 40 opera houses in almost 20 countries from the tiny teatro di villa aldrovandi mazzacorati capacity. Using 4 5 and 8 10 arca swiss cameras leventi captures each opera house from the vantage of an operatic singer photographing the space from the very center of the stage. They are in fact meant to hold and carry out the giant booming voices of performers to the audience.

If you ve ever been to an opera you have known the feeling of being overwhelmed overwhelmed by the expansive architecture the illustrious and sumptuous design and the titanic. 10 stunning opera houses around the world. In his series opera photographer david leventi records the interiors of more than 40 opera houses spanning 4 centuries and 4 continents. Photographer david leventi captures the world s most prestigious opera venues in an elegant new book.