From the longer Wikipedia page [1]. The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Originally called the Theatre Royal, it served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. In 1734, the first ballet was presented.
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| - From the longer Wikipedia page [1]. The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Originally called the Theatre Royal, it served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. In 1734, the first ballet was presented.
- The Royal Opera House, originally called Theatre Royal, is located in Covent Garden, central London. It is where Alice Liddell found employment after the death of Angus Bumby.
- The Royal Opera House first showed a production of William Congreve's The Way of the World in 1734, and alongside the nearby Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, it was the only place in London with the rights to produce spoken drama! Ballet and opera also featured heavily during these early years. The venue went through a period of being a dance hall during the Second World War, but was reverted back to a theatre once the war was over and music publishers Boosey and Hawkes bought the building.
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| - The Royal Opera House first showed a production of William Congreve's The Way of the World in 1734, and alongside the nearby Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, it was the only place in London with the rights to produce spoken drama! Ballet and opera also featured heavily during these early years. The venue went through a period of being a dance hall during the Second World War, but was reverted back to a theatre once the war was over and music publishers Boosey and Hawkes bought the building. Today the Royal Opera House presents lots of exciting performances on a regular basis, usually opera or ballet. Guided tours of the building are also available outside of show hours.
- From the longer Wikipedia page [1]. The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Originally called the Theatre Royal, it served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. In 1734, the first ballet was presented.
- The Royal Opera House, originally called Theatre Royal, is located in Covent Garden, central London. It is where Alice Liddell found employment after the death of Angus Bumby.
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