It’s impossible not to see them when passing on Boulevard de Strasbourg. If the operations of restoration of the north facade ofand the Toulon opera have already started, those planned inside will begin next February, announces the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée.
Lin the large room, of 340 square meters and which houses Since the inauguration you monument en 1862, a mounted canvas 15 meters in diameter, will notably benefit from a facelift. « It has the reputation, which it deserves, of having excellent acoustics. It’s a treasure that must be preserved”warns Jérôme Brunetiere, the director places. Pour that, each decision is weighed and reweighed, for example for the choice of future armchairs. « There is the issue of reverberation in the surface when the seat is up and when it is not. There are also those of fabric, padding, thickness,… » list Céline Girard, architect from the Fabrica Traceorum agency. Pto find the rare pearl, five companies are currently working to come up with a prototype each. « We gave them a schematic diagram. Each company will adapt this model. The headquarters of the Toulon opera will be the headquarters of the Toulon opera »she continues.
38 million euros
LThe stage, today tilted, will be Also mounted on piston so it can be laid flatif necessary. The orchestra pit is expanding. The decorations, cleaned, restoreds. A heating and air conditioning system will be also installed in this large room. Entrance hall, stage cage, dressing rooms or even the workshops will also benefit from this workx. They should be completed at the end of 2027. Their cost is estimated at 38 million euros.
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