October 21, 2011 10:21 pm

Slideshow: The world’s greatest opera houses

David Leventi has travelled the world capturing the view from the stage

The world’s greatest opera houses

Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin

Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin

Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires

Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires

Teatro Regio di Parma, Parma

Teatro Regio di Parma, Parma

Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy

Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy

Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, US

Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, US

Teatro Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

Teatro Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

Teatro di San Carlo, Naples

Teatro di San Carlo, Naples

Mikhailovsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia

Mikhailovsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia

Opéra Royal de Versailles, Palace of Versailles, France

Opéra Royal de Versailles, Palace of Versailles, France

Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid

Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid

Vienna State Opera, Vienna

Vienna State Opera, Vienna

Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm

Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm

Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, Hungary

Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, Hungary

Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania

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