The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street

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The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street is the historic Academy of Music in Philadelphia, one of the oldest continually operating opera houses in the United States.

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The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera house
performing arts venue
alsoKnownAs Academy of Music
Academy of Music (Philadelphia)
architect Gustavus Runge
Napoleon LeBrun
architecturalStyle Italianate architecture
category Music venues completed in 1857
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania
Opera houses in Pennsylvania
Theatres in Philadelphia
city Philadelphia
constructionStartDate 1855
country United States
currentUse home of the Philadelphia Ballet
venue for concerts and special events
venue for touring Broadway productions
formerUse home of the Philadelphia Orchestra
hasBalconies yes
hasFunction cultural landmark
hasMainFacadeOn South Broad Street
hasNickName The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street
hasOrchestraPit yes
hasProsceniumStage yes
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States
locatedNear Locust Street
locatedOn South Broad Street
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate 1962
nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesListingDate 1966
notableFor being one of the oldest continually operating opera houses in the United States
historic interior and auditorium
openingDate 1857-01-26
originalOwner Philadelphia Academy of Music
ownedBy Kimmel Cultural Campus
partOf Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia
linked to: Avenue of the Arts
region Center City, Philadelphia
seatingCapacity approximately 2900
state Pennsylvania
use concert venue
opera house
theater

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Academy of Music (Philadelphia) alsoKnownAs The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street
The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street hasNickName The Grand Old Lady of Locust Street