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Opus — one of Pune’s live-band restaurants, is closing down. This is the third business shutting shop in this space
Shweta Kapur
Posted On Friday, March 19, 2010 at 12:04:34 AM
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Live music, quality acts, flowing spirits, good food, and an atmosphere that made you want to go back for more and more—that was Opus for you. But on Thursday, an announcement on their Facebook group about shutting down their ABC Farms restaurant has come as a huge disappointment for regulars. Opus will now be wrapping up at the end of March, and will not be seen setting up at an alternative location, at least for some months. But why this move? Says the owner of the Opus chain, Carlton Braganza, “We’re off to figure out how to work within the system to retain all that Opus means as a brand, which is basically to focus on really good live music acts. The time limit of 10.30 pm for an outdoors place to shut the music off, was not working for us.” Since indoor clubs/pubs can keep the music going for slightly longer till 11.30 pm, Carlton regrets that Opus wasn’t being able to deliver a complete music experience to its customers. In the eight months since Opus set up after Soul shut down, says Vivek Madan, GM, Opus, they saw a great response and also built almost a cult following, as Pune’s party-goers would testify. Gokul Karunakaran, a city-engineer, and a routine fixture at Opus, thinks he will miss the atmosphere of the place the most. “The place had that family vibe. A lot of it was about the people that ran it, and you could always expect the best bands in India to play there,” he says. ABC Farms has housed some of the best loved music hangouts in the city, albeit most of them have shut shop. Jazz Garden shut down after the tragic death of its owner in a freak accident. Soul closed down after the owner moved abroad last year. And now, Opus too will be migrating elsewhere in Pune within the next six months. Meanwhile, you can expect ‘Opus Nights’ at other joints in the city. A big send-off is being planned on the last weekend of this month, with some of the most popular bands that have played at there. |
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