Academy Of Music

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 4:58pm

How good are seats 2,4,6,8 row DD in the parquet?

[musicalsFan]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 5:03pm

very good

http://www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/seat_academyofmusic.html

http://www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/par_rigt.htm

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 5:05pm

Ugh, the Academy of Music is a terrible theater. It's beautiful, but it's a beast. The sightlines aren't very good and it's too big for it's own good.

[Liz_Bennet]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 5:06pm

Yes, they're pretty good, I think. But you have to watch out for the rear corners of sections in the Academy- some of the sight lines are horrible. I think you'll be OK that low down, though. In the ampitheater level (the top one), a lot of the seats are obstructed view, even if they aren't marked as such.

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:05pm

Actually the academy is a great theatre. The acoustics are amazing. It's just old and needs a bit of a renovation.

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:07pm

I think that I just don't like how it's horse-shoe shaped. That makes the view very obstructed if you're not in the center.

[Liz_Bennet]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:13pm

Despite the Academy's beauty, some of the sightlines in the Ampitheater remain horrific, which I say as a regular patron of the Opera Company of Philadelphia who has sat all over the place up there.

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 11/7/05 at 10:35pm

I don't doubt that. I think it just needs to be renovated. I don't think it's horsshoe shape. That's what helps the accoustics. It's probably the large pillars all over the place. The seats aren't the most confortable either.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/9/05 at 11:31am

I like it, I go to The Nutcracker there every year.

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/9/05 at 12:10pm

Wow, haven't been to the Academy in years! I am from Philly but live in denver (14 years). Yes some sightlines are bad. Acoustics are decent though. But I am sure the new venue's acoustics are much better. (For the orchestra). Memories! I saw my first opera there, Carmen.