Camden Opera House

Camden, United States

4

1 review

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Telephone:
+1 207-236-7963
Address:
29 Elm St, Camden, ME, 04843
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Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

We feature dynamic theater, music, film, conferences, and dance year-​round. We have also been nominated as the «Best of the Best» playhouse for the last 9 years.

History

Established in 1894.

The house was built in 1894 and Camden’s first town meeting took place inside it in 1895. In 1993, a large scale restoration was done in order to restore the opera house to its original glory.

Meet the Manager

Kerry H.

Manager

Kerry Hadley is the current manager of the opera house. She is no stranger to the stage herself as she had a Theater minor in college. She works hard year-​round to provide the Mid-​Coast with high quality performances.

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1 review of Camden Opera House

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Place rating: 4
Brunswick, ME
What a beautiful little opera house!
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From their website: «This grand building is a somewhat unexpected surprise to many that walk off the streets of bustling downtown Camden and find themselves in the halls of an exquisitely renovated Victorian opera house. Grand chandeliers, a lovely horseshoe balcony, antique moldings, detailed painterly restoration of friezes and beautifully replicated gilt stenciling are what you will experience. In addition, our 500-​seat auditorium along with three lovely and diverse meeting/​function rooms, strives to offer up-​to-​date technological resources to every user.»
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While I cannot speak for the meeting/​function rooms, the actual house of the theatre is stunning. What you would expect to find for a Victorian Opera House. I was very very comfortable being in there, and wanted to just hop on stage and belt out an aria or 2… heck, I’d just do a recital!
I had the opportunity to visit the Opera House with my 7th/​8th grade Chorus students for a student-​show through Bay Chamber Music. We got to see Boston-​based Overboard, an a cappella group. While the theatre is designed for non-​amplified music performances, the use of mic’s for this show didn’t make anything sound too harsh, which was quite nice.
It’s a cozy 500-​seat house, but not too uncomfortably cozy. You definitely don’t feel as if you’re almost on top of your neighbor.
I would *love* to see a full-​scale opera done in this Opera House. It would definitely be worth the 1.5 hour drive to Camden!