Camden Opera House

What a beautiful little opera house!
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From their website: «This grand building is a somewhat unexpected surprise to many that walk off the streets of bustling downtown Camden and find themselves in the halls of an exquisitely renovated Victorian opera house. Grand chandeliers, a lovely horseshoe balcony, antique moldings, detailed painterly restoration of friezes and beautifully replicated gilt stenciling are what you will experience. In addition, our 500-​seat auditorium along with three lovely and diverse meeting/​function rooms, strives to offer up-​to-​date technological resources to every user.»
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While I cannot speak for the meeting/​function rooms, the actual house of the theatre is stunning. What you would expect to find for a Victorian Opera House. I was very very comfortable being in there, and wanted to just hop on stage and belt out an aria or 2… heck, I’d just do a recital!
I had the opportunity to visit the Opera House with my 7^th/​8^th grade Chorus students for a student-​show through Bay Chamber Music. We got to see Boston-​based Overboard, an a cappella group. While the theatre is designed for non-​amplified music performances, the use of mic’s for this show didn’t make anything sound too harsh, which was quite nice.
It’s a cozy 500-​seat house, but not too uncomfortably cozy. You definitely don’t feel as if you’re almost on top of your neighbor.
I would *love* to see a full-​scale opera done in this Opera House. It would definitely be worth the 1.5 hour drive to Camden!