Bel Canto (restaurant)

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Bel Canto
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CityParis
CountryFrance

Bel Canto is a chain of restaurants, based in Paris, France, where singers perform live opera arias for the diners. [1]

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Concept

Bel Canto employs opera singers as waiters and waitresses. The singers usually work in groups of four, and every 15 minutes a different opera aria is performed. [2] As of 2008, Bel Canto employed 50 singers and 10 pianists. [2] The restaurants are decorated in red and gold velvet, with musical instruments and opera costumes lining the walls. [3]

History

The first Bel Canto restaurant opened in Paris in 1999, and since then another restaurant opened in Paris, and a third in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [3] After an unsuccessful attempt in La City, London, in 2008, Bel Canto London opened in Corus Grand Hotel Hyde Park in 2009.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ MacLeod, Donald (16 December 2008). "Opera restaurant: 'It's a good way of learning new repertoire'". Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 Miller, Wendy (16 December 2008). "They're singing for your supper at the Bel Canto Restaurant". Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 Paola, Genone (20 September 2004). "Une diva à ma table" [A diva at my table]. L'Express (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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