Friday, April 10, 2015

Ten years of the House of Music. See the party program – Daily News – Lisbon

A decade ago, the country looked in wonder at that “meteorite” that “landed” in the Rotunda da Boavista, in the heart of Porto. The giant polyhedron of concrete and glass, emblematic work of the European Capital of Culture, opened doors four years later than planned and after repeated fiscal slippages. But, after all, what was there?

Ten years later, it is hard to find anyone who does not recognize the merits of the House of Music, which in addition to major symbol of the city by the sleek design of the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, became a cultural center of excellence in Europe.

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To celebrate the tenth anniversary of its opening, the House is celebrating forty free entry shows a program that began Thursday and ends tomorrow:

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