Romea Theatre
Murcia · Spain · Theatre
A monk cursed the theatre built on his monastery's land: three fires would strike it – which is why one black seat is always left empty.
Murcia's grand nineteenth-century theatre was raised on land that had belonged to the Dominican monastery of Santo Domingo, and legend says a monk pronounced a curse on the desecration: the theatre would burn three times, the third with a full house from which no one would escape. The first fire came in 1877, the second in 1899 – both, mercifully, when the house was empty or could be evacuated. To ensure it can never claim a full house, one stalls seat has ever since been left vacant, upholstered in black velvet among the red. The theatre still performs nightly, with the curse as its constant companion.
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Where is Romea Theatre located?
Romea Theatre is in Murcia, Spain.
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