Metropolitan Opera Parks Concerts

Advantages: Lovely Buiding, Lots Of History
Disadvantages: Quite Expensive

...No visitor to the Derbyshire Town of Buxton on the edge of the Peak District National Park could have failed to see the Buxton Opera House. I visit Buxton perhaps one day every month and I am ashamed to say that I have almost come to take this beautiful building for granted. Until recently however this was never a place that I had been inside. Opera had never been high on my list of things to see but when a friend recently came over from America, visiting the Buxton Opera House was high on his agenda. It would seem that the reputation of this place really is Worldwide, or at least its status has spread as far as California. There is no denying that this building is grand by every definition of the word. It was designed by Frank Matcham who also designed London's Palladium and Coliseum. The Buxton Opera House, which opened in 1903... Read review

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Advantages: Modern, Clean, Spacious,Pleasant atmosphere. good food & entertainment
Disadvantages: Possibly an aquired taste

...by the present owner in 2001. Then in 2004 after an extensive refurbishment and taking a new approach complete with new chefs and completely new menus The Metropolitan came to life and be what it is today. ~~ Where is it? ~~ The Metropolitan 32 Market Street Stourbridge West Midlands DY8 1AG 01384 390400 Market street is in the town centre, for those of you that don't know Stourbridge Town Centre is completely surrounded by the ring road, but its an old town with some wonderful buildings and you can actually drive through it, but a lot of its is one way. I went in and out of the town centre before I got the right entrance, but I am now glad that I did as they have their very own car park, so less walking for me. ~~ Finally ~~ They do have wheel chair access, but do not have a disabled toilet, I am told that the doors are wide... Read review

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Advantages: Neo-classical architecture and wonderful entertainment.
Disadvantages: Steps leading to entrance

...-mail, or the Internet at the cost of 950 Czech Crowns (approx 24.00 pounds) for each ticket. Most reputable credit cards are accepted as well as of course cash. The opera will even deliver the tickets to your hotel for you to pick up when you arrive. Prague State Opera stands in Wenceslas Square opposite to the National Museum. According to the maps, it should be very easy to find with the metro station, Museum, being situated only minutes away. However, at the time of our visit, some sort of road works was taking place making the Opera House difficult to reach. The Prague Opera House opened on 5th January 1888 as a German theatre built to rival the Czech National Theatre. The theatre was then sold to the state in 1938 although the outbreak of WWII meant that very few concerts were staged at this time. Finally in 1992, it formally became known... Read review

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