Incorporated in 1976, the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Inc. (the Bardavon) is a New York State nonprofit corporation that owns and operates a 944-seat historic theater in Poughkeepsie and the region’s premiere orchestra, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic (the HVP). The company also regularly presents in other venues such as the Mid-Hudson Civic Center and Kingston’s Ulster Performing Arts Center.
Our namesake theater is the oldest continuously operating theater in the state, one of the oldest in the country, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Bardavon acquired the HVP in 1999.
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