View from the hall up to the Wall Sky Lounge | Photo: Soenne

So we have the audience room and the stage, face to face.

The first attack was made by those who extended the proscenium deep inside the auditorium.[...]

Olivier made a bold choice and wrote his show in English in order to be able to have an audience made up of spectators from all different horizons.

Contemporary art in the Opera House: The Iron Curtain that separates the stage and auditorium was designed for the 2019/20 season by the Austrian artist Martha Jungwirth.