Palladium Theater
253 5th Ave N,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
… more pix & videos on Google Maps, Yelp.
Currently, the home of St. Pete‘s opera co. We go there often. The first one being the L’italiana in Algeri / The Italian Girl in Algiers.
Be aware, the ticket, and their office is at Opera Central. 2145 1st Ave S. St. Petersburg, FL 33712.
This building is historical from 1925, converted from a church in 1998. It’s only a few steps away from the waterfront area. In comparison, Sarasota Opera House is better.
- A Little Night Music
- Samson and Delilah
- Lucia di Lammermoor
- Turandot
- L’italiana in Algeri / The Italian Girl in Algiers
The elevator at the venue is 100 years old and needs extra force to make it work, and sometimes it just won’t. Interestingly, I ran into a volunteers days later at Tiki Dock and Micky told me she was asked to man the elevator that day but opted out: “I can’t stand that thing.” -:)
There was a famous disco / event hall in New York, also called Palladium in Gramercy district, opened in 1927, closed in 1997 and demolished the year after. I remembered it was hot in the 1980s, when by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager (Peter Gatien operated from 1992-7) converted it to a night club – we went there dance often. At the same time, there was another famed disco venue: The Limelight, operated by Peter Gatien. It was covered from a church.
