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
Shows
- Sun 9 Oct
- Mon 10 Oct
- Tue 11 Oct
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- Sat 15 Oct
- Sun 13 Nov
- Mon 14 Nov
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- Sun 4 Dec
- Mon 5 Dec
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- Thu 8 Dec
- Fri 9 Dec
- Sat 10 Dec
- Sun 26 Mar
- Mon 27 Mar
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- Wed 29 Mar
- Thu 30 Mar
- Fri 31 Mar
- Sat 1 Apr
- Sun 30 Apr
- Mon 1 May
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- Sat 6 May
- Sun 2 Jul
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- Tue 4 Jul
- Wed 5 Jul
- Thu 6 Jul
- Fri 7 Jul
- Sat 8 Jul
Past shows
See all the shows that have been performed here at the venue history page.