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As a result, a group of businessmen decided to develop a new hotel and theater with modern construction and safety features on the southern edge of downtown. The building was called "The Great Southern Fireproof Hotel and Opera House", and was designed by the local architectural firm of Dauben, Krumm, and Riebel. Construction began in 1894.
The theatre opened as the Royal English Opera House in January 1891 with a lavish production of Arthur Sullivan's opera Ivanhoe. Although this ran for 160 performances, followed briefly by André Messager 's La Basoche , Carte had no other works ready to fill the theatre.
Donaldson, Frances, The Royal Opera House in the Twentieth Century, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1988. Earl, John and Sell, Michael Guide to British Theatres 1750–1950, pp. 136–8 (Theatres Trust, 2000) ISBN 0-7136-5688-3. Haltrecht, Montague, The Quiet Showman: Sir David Webster and the Royal Opera House, Collins, London, 1975.
The Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most recognisable opera houses and landmarks. An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera . Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage , an orchestra pit , audience seating, backstage facilities for costumes and building sets, as well as offices for the institution's ...
Alexandra Palace Theatre after 2018 refurbishment Stage Machinery at Alexandra Palace Weights used with stage machinery Salt water dimmers backstage at Alexandra Palace Theatre Film Projector housing in Alexandra Palace Theatre Sunday service in the theatre during WW1, painted by George Kenner, an internee, View of the stage from the theatre balcony after the 1922 refurbishment Theatre used by ...
The Royal Opera House, home of The Royal Opera. The Royal Opera is a British opera company based in central London, resident at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Along with English National Opera, it is one of the two principal opera companies in London. Founded in 1946 as the Covent Garden Opera Company, the company had that title until ...
Royal Caribbean's new mega-cruise ship does the Japanese prix fixe-style of dining a bit differently. While the eight-course meal had some notable wins, I'm not convinced it's worth $153.40 per ...
In a theatre, a box, loge, [1] or opera box is a small, separated seating area in the auditorium or audience for a limited number of people for private viewing of a performance or event. The interior of the Palais Garnier , an opera house , showing the stage and auditorium, the latter including the floor seats and the opera boxes above