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Originally known as the Theatre Royal and Opera House. The theatre is of red brick with buff terracotta dressings. The facade is of 4 storeys. The entrance canopy is a modern addition. The interior features a marble and wood panelled entrance hall and staircase and an elaborately decorated auditorium. [29] II* [29] 16 July 1900 Gaiety Theatre
The Royal Ballet and Opera, formerly the Royal Opera House (ROH), is a major performing arts organisation, based at the historic Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden , after a previous use of the site.
It is situated in Queen Mary’s Gardens in Regent’s Park, one of London’s Royal Parks. [1] The theatre’s annual 18-week season is attended by more than 140,000 people each year. In 2017, the theatre was named London Theatre of the Year in The Stage Award s, [ 2 ] and received the Highly Commended Award for London Theatre of the Year in 2021.
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 public areas of Regent's Park are managed by The Royal Parks, a charity. The Crown Estate Paving Commission is responsible for managing certain aspects of the built environment of Regent's Park. The park lies within the boundaries of the City of Westminster and the London Borough of Camden , but those authorities have only peripheral input ...
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 ...
The main entrance hall, behind the three doors in the portico, was divided into three aisles by square Doric piers. To the south was the grand staircase, rising between walls, the flight was divided into two sections by a landing, the upper floor had four Ionic columns each side of the staircase that supported a barrel vault over it.
Royal Opera House, more commonly known simply as Opera House in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), is India's only surviving opera house.. Situated on Charni Road, near Girgaum Chowpatti beach, the adjective ‘Royal’ was prefixed to ‘Opera House’ to reflect the fact that its foundation stone was laid during the British Raj in 1909, and King George V inaugurated the building in 1911 while the ...