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Symphony orchestra of La Monnaie 250 years

Anniversary

250 years

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra

Opera has been performed in Brussels since 1647, but it was not until 1772 that La Monnaie directors, Ignace Vitzthumb and Louis Compain, closed an official agreement with the government of the Austrian Netherlands, obliging them to maintain a quality orchestra with a fixed number of musicians. And with that, the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra was born 250 years ago!