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and the walls were painted in a new fresh green colour. Behind the scenes all the offices are combined in the new 'Office territory' behind and next to the stage. Major improvements are the leveling of the stage floor (which had a rake of 4° due to 19th century practice), a big new side stage, updated lighting and mechanical structures.
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which had existed since 1981). Both former institutions were similar fusions between the former opera houses of
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and is used today for regular theatre performances.) The French repertoire (and, to a lesser extent, the
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