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The Most Beautiful Opera Houses in the World

By Alison Nastasi on

Rising from the Oslofjord inlet like an iceberg is the Oslo Opera House. Co.Design recently wrote about a faceted wall installation inside the modern performance space created by Danish-Icelandic artist, Olafur Eliasson. Glowing walls line the foyer, adding a striking effect. We felt inspired by the design and went searching for some of the most beautiful opera houses in the world. These grandiose venues conjure the drama, history, and craft associated with the art form. Take a trip around the world in our gallery, where we’ve selected 15 of the most stunning spaces for opera aficionados and architecture/design lovers. … Read More

New York

The Best Things Flavorwire Staffers Did in New York This Year

By Judy Berman on

As another year comes to a close, like everyone else on the Internet, we’ve compiled lists of our favorite films and books and albums. But in an office full of New Yorkers who spend so much time enjoying — and participating in — the cultural life of our city, we would be remiss not to look back on what we actually went out and did this year. Below you’ll find Flavorwire staffers’ favorite NY cultural experiences of 2012, from theater to art to live music to cinema; tell us about yours in the comments. … Read More

Photography

Curious Underwater Photos of Actors Playing Shakespeare Characters

By Judy Berman on

We were fascinated by Tim Tadder’s Fish Heads, a series of photos that captures subjects’ heads as they break through the surface of water, but we’re even more taken with the Los Angeles-based photographer’s newest aquatic endeavor. For Immersion, Tadder recruited graduate students from the University of San Diego’s acting program and snapped their pictures as they portrayed famous Shakespearean characters — underwater. The collection features characters including Romeo, Titania, Ariel, Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth. See if you can figure out who’s who after the jump, and visit Tadder’s website and Behance page for more of his work. … Read More

Photography

Stunning Photos of Ornate Theaters

By Alison Nastasi on

We’ve been admiring the work of Paris-based photographer Franck Bohbot for some time. The artist previously worked on film sets, and the lush vastness of his images definitely reveals a cinematic influence. We spotted Bohbot’s Theaters series on his website, which is exactly what it sounds like: stunning photos of baroque theaters dripping with crystal chandeliers and red velvet. The architecture is incredible, and Bohbot’s camera captures the grandiose air of each domed structure from varying perspectives. These aren’t theater houses, these are theater palaces — and you can see the rest of these beauties in our gallery below. … Read More