$42 million was spent on replacing 90%+ of the ornate plaster and a new 7,800 sq. Di Chiera had the foresight to transfer a derlilect theater into a world class Opera House.
Di Chiera's vision and a strong detemination, and the support of Detroit's elite [[including Ford Motor Company's Jacques Nasser's now ex-wife Jennifer Nasser), Dr.
was long ago given up for dead by theatre buffs. The Capitol Theatre [[formerly Grand Circus Theatre). Di Chiera founded Michigan Opera Theatre in 1971, and in the 1990s built a world class Opera House for the organization. Di Chiera had pancreatic cancer, so the announcement this week is of no surprise.ĭr. In April the major Detroit dailies announced that Dr. David Di Chiero, who founded Michigan Opera Theatre, and saved the Capitol Theatre from certain death passed away on Tuesday at 83 of pancreatic cancer.
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