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16:Proposed opera house in Cardiff, Wales
53:company, which was then based in the
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463:"A monumental spot of local trouble"
300:"Why cities fell in love with opera"
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26:designed Cardiff Bay Opera House
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155:Norman Foster + Partners
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896:Prince of Wales Theatre
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