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The Opera House Circles Lounge is located on the Box Tier of the Opera House. Prior to 2014, the space was known as the Golden Circles Lounge, featuring a magnificent Waterford crystal chandelier and collection of sconces, gifted to the Center by Ireland. In 2011, after a gift by the Vladimir Potanin Foundation in honor of the Center’s 40th anniversary, an architectural design and artistic competition was held to renovate the space.  In 2014, according to the terms of the Foundation’s gift, the re-named Russian Lounge opened, celebrating Russian arts and culture. The Waterford crystal chandelier and sconces were refurbished to compliment an updated, sleek look and two new paintings were commissioned by famed artist Valery Koshlyakov.  In 2022, after the expiration of the naming rights, the space was re-opened as the Opera House Circles Lounge.  The Lounge is used as an event space, meeting room, and private lounge for the Center’s Circles donors.