The Feb . 17 opening was the first time that the new Teatro degli Arcimboldi _ the suburban understudy for La Scala during renovations there over the next three years _ had reopened since a 440-pound light panel crashed into empty seats as patrons fled the hall on Jan . 30.
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Yet, on the night of the reopening, operagoers said they were not so much gazing up at the lights to see what might rain down on them next as they were simply trying to avoid the glare of the blindingly bright exposed bulbs on the bare walls where the light panels used to be.
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He will produce in his lifetime more than 7.500 works, for the majority oils on canvas and generally sizing between ( 30 X 40 ) and ( 50 X 60 ), made in his workshop, but also a lot of oil works on light panels or cardboards ( around 20 X 30 ), because he preferred those when drawing from life during his excursions.
