Dirk Milis

Review of Vlaamse Opera

The new opera square is a gray piece of stone, no ...

The new opera square is a gray piece of stone, no trees that can grow really big. One bare plain. The new lampposts in the square deserve the prize for the most ghastly lighting. Whoever designed all this should be fired. Why not a large traditional fountain in front of the opera in the same architectural style? Why not trees around it that can grow big? And why not traditional nostalgic lighting in line with the character of the building? This is one big disappointment.