Metropolitan Opera House (Iowa Falls, Iowa)

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Metropolitan Opera House
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Metropolitan Opera House (Iowa Falls, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Metropolitan Opera House (Iowa Falls, Iowa)
Location 515 Washington St., Iowa Falls, Iowa
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Built 1899
Architect O'Meyer & Thori
Architectural style Renaissance, Italian Renaissance
NRHP Reference # 75000690[1]
Added to NRHP February 20, 1975

The Metropolitan Opera House (MOH) is an historic opera house in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

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Entrance to the Met.

The Metropolitan Opera House opened with its first performance on December 27, 1899 with an audience numbering over 800, later proclaimed as the "biggest social event in the history of Iowa Falls." The house hosted notable artists including Otis Skinner, Walker Whiteside and John Philip Sousa and his band. Between 1930–54, the house presented films and served as a venue for concerts and drama and dance productions of Ellsworth College and Iowa Falls High School. The theatre was purchased by John P. Whitesell of Iowa Falls in June 2013 and reopened after an upgrade to digital projectors.

Oscar-nominated actor Hugh Jackman appeared at The Met's grand re-opening with his family on September 20, 2013. He introduced two of his films — Prisoners and The Wolverine.[3]

References

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  2. ↑ Metropolitan Opera House (Iowa Falls, Iowa) at the National Register of Historic Places
  3. ↑ Hugh Jackman visit

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