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| + | Built 1862-1866 by Edward Middleton Barry. 1095 seats. Opened 9 Oct 1866 with Vincenzo Bellini's opera I Puritani. Destroyed by a fire on 25 May 1873. Rebuilt 1873-1877. Re-opened 11 Oct 1877 with Verdi's Aida. Destroyed by bombs on 7 Apr 1942. Several post-war plans to rebuild the theatre were unsuccessful. 2008-2013 rebuilt by Renzo Piano as an open-air theatre named Pjazza Teatru Rjal. (English) | ||
| Property / Note: Built 1862-1866 by Edward Middleton Barry. 1095 seats. Opened 9 Oct 1866 with Vincenzo Bellini's opera I Puritani. Destroyed by a fire on 25 May 1873. Rebuilt 1873-1877. Re-opened 11 Oct 1877 with Verdi's Aida. Destroyed by bombs on 7 Apr 1942. Several post-war plans to rebuild the theatre were unsuccessful. 2008-2013 rebuilt by Renzo Piano as an open-air theatre named Pjazza Teatru Rjal. (English) / rank | |||
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| Property / Note: Built 1862-1866 by Edward Middleton Barry. 1095 seats. Opened 9 Oct 1866 with Vincenzo Bellini's opera I Puritani. Destroyed by a fire on 25 May 1873. Rebuilt 1873-1877. Re-opened 11 Oct 1877 with Verdi's Aida. Destroyed by bombs on 7 Apr 1942. Several post-war plans to rebuild the theatre were unsuccessful. 2008-2013 rebuilt by Renzo Piano as an open-air theatre named Pjazza Teatru Rjal. (English) / qualifier | |||
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Theatre building in Valletta, Malta
- Royal Opera House
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Royal Opera House [Valletta, MT] | Theatre building in Valletta, Malta |
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35°53'47.184"N, 14°30'37.224"E
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Built 1862-1866 by Edward Middleton Barry. 1095 seats. Opened 9 Oct 1866 with Vincenzo Bellini's opera I Puritani. Destroyed by a fire on 25 May 1873. Rebuilt 1873-1877. Re-opened 11 Oct 1877 with Verdi's Aida. Destroyed by bombs on 7 Apr 1942. Several post-war plans to rebuild the theatre were unsuccessful. 2008-2013 rebuilt by Renzo Piano as an open-air theatre named Pjazza Teatru Rjal. (English)
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25 May 1866Gregorian
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1942
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1873
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25 May 1873Gregorian
Burnt at 10 p.m. during a dress rehearsal, at which 200 people were present. Caused by the ignition of some scenery on the stage. No one killed, but many injured. Neighbouring powder magazine not damaged. (English)
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1867
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