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. A year later, Handel's first season of operas began. Many of his operas and oratorios were specifically written for Covent Garden and had their premieres there.
The current building is the third theatre on the site following disastrous fires in 1808 and 1857. The façade, foyer, and auditorium date from 1858, but almost every other element of the present complex dates from an extensive reconstruction in the 1990s. The Royal Opera House seats 2,256 people and consists of four tiers of boxes and balconies and the amphitheatre gallery. The proscenium is 12.20 m wide and 14.80 m high. The main auditorium is a Grade 1 listed building as noted by Theatres Trust.
Royal Opera House, London
Get involved with shows at Royal Opera House, London:
- The King and I is holding auditions: in Random Location 18 from 11:15 to 11:15 on Sun 5th Jul - more details
- 42nd Street is holding auditions: in Random Location 10 from 12:15 to 12:15 on Sun 5th Jul - more details
- Bye Bye Birdie is holding auditions: in Random Location 35 from 14:15 to 14:15 on Sun 5th Jul - more details
- Equus is holding auditions: in Random Location 23 from 17:00 to 17:00 on Sun 5th Jul - more details
- Equus is holding auditions: in Random Location 18 from 16:45 to 16:45 on Mon 6th Jul - more details
- Nathan the Wise is holding auditions: in Random Location 3 from 18:15 to 18:15 on Tue 7th Jul - more details
- The Tempest is holding auditions: in Random Location 22 from 12:00 to 12:00 on Wed 8th Jul - more details
- 42nd Street is holding auditions: in Random Location 31 from 13:15 to 13:15 on Wed 8th Jul - more details
- 42nd Street is holding auditions: in Random Location 20 from 18:15 to 18:15 on Wed 8th Jul - more details
- All's Well That Ends Well is holding auditions: in Random Location 50 from 19:45 to 19:45 on Wed 8th Jul - more details
- Lord of the Dance is looking for: Publicity Designer, Director, Technical Director, Production Manager - more details
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is looking for: Master Carpenter, Publicity Designer, Production Manager, Director, Lighting Designer, Producer, Set Designer, Sound Designer, Publicist - more details
- Mame is looking for: Publicist, Publicity Designer, Set Designer - more details
- The Comedy of Errors is looking for: Costume Designer, Set Designer, Producer, Technical Director, Publicity Designer, Lighting Designer, Director - more details
- Equus is looking for: Master Carpenter, Sound Designer, Publicity Designer, Producer, Publicist, Director, Costume Designer, Technical Director, Production Manager, Set Designer - more details
- Spring Awakening is looking for: Producer - more details
- The Glass Menagerie is looking for: Set Designer, Costume Designer, Sound Designer, Director - more details
- Man of La Mancha is looking for: Set Designer, Producer, Publicist, Technical Director, Master Carpenter, Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, Costume Designer, Director, Production Manager - more details
- 42nd Street is looking for: Producer, Costume Designer - more details
- Bye Bye Birdie is looking for: Publicist, Costume Designer, Master Carpenter, Director, Production Manager, Technical Director, Sound Designer, Lighting Designer - more details
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News
Royal Opera House, London
06:11 on 3rd July
Royal Opera House, London has a really very long post. Rehersals are well underway for our very exciting new show. We're sure you'll want to hear all about it, and maybe come see it! So anyway our latest show is Much Ado About Addenbrooke's.
Shows
- Sun 13 Sep
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- Sun 27 Dec
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Past shows
See all the shows that have been performed here at the venue history page.