Shanghai opens opera house with spiral rooftop staircase

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShanghai has opened a new riverfront opera house, and with it a staircase that officials describe as gravity-defying. We must ask who approved that.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt has three performance halls on the bank of the Huangpu River, and the main one seats two thousand people, Smithsonian Magazine reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree halls. Four thousand two hundred seats in total. And the public can walk right up to the roof.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's the idea, Hank. It's designed to be open to everyone, not just ticket-holders.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNo ticket. No checkpoint. Just a spiral, going up, toward a roof, with a view of a river. I need a map.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe designers say it resembles a traditional Chinese fan, a swirling dance movement, piano keys and the flow of the river.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFan, dance, piano keys, river. Four things. A staircase with that many identities, Vera, has a file.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a staircase, and the opening season has eighty-two performances through February. Go see one.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEighty-two performances, and the staircase is the only part they let me climb for free.