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The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London.The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site.The ROH is the main home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House (now known collectively as the Royal Ballet and Opera).
Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. [1] It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, itself known as "Covent Garden". [2]
The Royal Opera House in the Twentieth Century. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-297-79178-8. Drogheda, Lord; Dowson, Ken; Wheatcroft, Andrew (1981). The Covent Garden Album. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 0-7100-0880-5. Gilbert, Susie; Jay Shir (2003). A Tale of Four Houses – Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met ...
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In 1851 the repertory of Covent Garden opera house included thirty-three operas, three of which were by Meyerbeer. On 9 August Gounod's Sapho was played, the first opera by that composer that was heard in England, but it was a failure. Johanna Wagner, a German prima donna, breaking her contract with Benjamin Lumley in 1852, engaged to sing for Gye.
The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England.The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in 1931 by Dame Ninette de Valois. [1]
London, Covent Garden Theatre 34: Alcina: After Ariosto's Orlando Furioso Italian libretto: 16 April 1735: London, Covent Garden Theatre: 1928, Leipzig 35: Atalanta: After Belisario Valeriani Italian libretto: 12 May 1736: London, Covent Garden Theatre: 1970, Hintlesham Festival, Hintlesham 36: Arminio: After Salvi Italian libretto: 12 January ...
The 24th Jackson Square Lavender Festival, presented by the city of Oak Ridge, returns on Saturday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the city’s historic center, Jackson Square.