Opera goers know that only part of the spectacle happens on stage. The rest, as photographer David Leventi attests, happens from the stage where views of spectacularly-designed opera houses are unparalleled.
For the past few years, Leventi has thoroughly explored that point of view. He's compiled a series of photographs into a new book, simply titled Opera, and we can attest to their stunning imagery.
Leventi, albeit not an opera singer, has an exquisite eye for what it looks like from the stage. He also possess no venue bias. The series features every type of opera house - from multi-thousand seater halls to intimate rooms that barely hold a hundred; from ornate Italian designs to streamlined Spanish ones.
Take a look at a few of our favorites below:
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofa, Valencia, Spain, 2014
Amargosa Opera House, Death Valley Junction, United States, 2009
Teatro di Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati, Bologna, Italy, 2014
Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2009
La Fenice, Venice, Italy, 2008
See more images of David's work here.
h/t Gizmodo
