Mixed views on new Baby Grand as the wraps come off extension

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2006 / October 19

One of Belfast's finest landmarks, the Grand Opera House, will be reborn this weekend after a major Ł10.2m refurbishment project. The huge refurbishment plan which began in April 2005 and involved the Opera House closing for six months, will finally open to the public on Sunday with a performance of The Sounds of The Musicals. The centrepiece of the extension is a multi-purpose performance space, now dubbed the Baby Grand, which can be used not only for small-scale theatre and other live events but for conferences, hospitality and even as a cinema. A new atrium-style foyer, complete with its own bistro, Luciano's, named after the tenor Pavarotti, and a ground-level bar will also welcome customers this weekend. New lifts will provide wheelchair users with better access to the theatre.

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