odeum
Ancient music hall
An odeum is a small theater or concert hall, originally in ancient Greece and Rome, designed for musical performances and poetry recitations.
The term now applies to any venue for musical entertainment: The city's historic odeum hosts chamber concerts throughout the season.
Plural: odea or odeums.
Fifth-century Athenian statesman
- AthensGreece's capital city
- HellenicOf Greek origin
- agoraGreek civic square
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
Greek · Roman · Pompeii · recitations · civic building · classical antiquity · Mediterranean
Venue for orchestral performances
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- theaterVenue for live drama
- performance spaceVenue for staged events
- arts centerFacility for creative programming
Live musical performance
- recitalSolo musical performance
- musical performanceLive presentation of music
- poetry readingOral presentation of verse
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
lyre · chorus · hymn · competition · audience · spectators · intimate performance
Open-air tiered venue
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- semicircularForming half a circle
- tiered seatingAscending rows for spectators
- porticoColumned covered entryway
rotunda · facade · atrium · pediment · cornice · frieze · entablature · marble
Pericles
Fifth-century Athenian statesman
acropolis · Greek · Roman · Pompeii · recitations · civic building · classical antiquity · Mediterranean
concert hall
Venue for orchestral performances
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- theaterVenue for live drama
- performance spaceVenue for staged events
concert
Live musical performance
- recitalSolo musical performance
- musical performanceLive presentation of music
- poetry readingOral presentation of verse
oratory · lyre · chorus · hymn · competition · audience · spectators · intimate performance
amphitheater
Open-air tiered venue
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- semicircularForming half a circle
- tiered seatingAscending rows for spectators
portico · rotunda · facade · atrium · pediment · cornice · frieze · entablature · marble · orchestra pit
odeumamphitheater
Open-air tiered venue
open-air theater · outdoor arena · stadium · arena · hippodrome
- Ode to JoyCelebrated choral hymn
- choral odeSung poem for voices