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Theatre building in London, United Kingdom

(‎Removed claim: TBU item VVV (P238): Royal Opera House [London, UK] (Q29852), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1693829223539)
(‎Added qualifier: Source (P63): CARTHALIA (Q495), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1757591661939)
 
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Property / Wikidata instance
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Property / Wikidata instance: Q3469910 / rank
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Property / Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page
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Property / Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: RoyalOperaHouseCoventGarden.htm#present / rank
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Property / Redevelopment date
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1884
Timestamp+1884-00-00T00:00:00Z
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CalendarGregorian
Precision1 year
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Property / Redevelopment date: 1884 / rank
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Property / Redevelopment date: 1884 / qualifier
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Property / Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid
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Property / Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q189098 / rank
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Property / Carthalia ID
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Property / Carthalia ID: 1088 / rank
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Property / theatricalia id
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Property / theatricalia id: 35x/covent-garden-theatre-london / rank
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Property / Note
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Present theatre built 1857-1858 as Royal Italian Opera by Edward M. Barry. Opened 15 May 1858 with Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. 1892 renamed Royal Opera. 1899-1902 rebuilding of stagehouse by E. O. Sachs. 1939 renamed Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Several minor changes of auditorium from 1955 to 1992. 1982 addition of rehearsal and dressing rooms and conversion of E. M. Barry's 1860 Floral Hall into a foyer by Gollins, Melvin and Ward. 1997-1999 major refurbishment of auditorium, construction of a new stagehouse, addition of new buildings. Floral Hall renamed Vilar Floral Hall in honour of the opera sponsor, Alberto Vilar (re-renamed Floral Hall in 2005). Re-opened 6 Dec 1999 with Verdi's Falstaff. The Royal Opera House is used by the resident Royal Opera and Royal Ballet companies. 2268 seats. (English)
Property / Note: Present theatre built 1857-1858 as Royal Italian Opera by Edward M. Barry. Opened 15 May 1858 with Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. 1892 renamed Royal Opera. 1899-1902 rebuilding of stagehouse by E. O. Sachs. 1939 renamed Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Several minor changes of auditorium from 1955 to 1992. 1982 addition of rehearsal and dressing rooms and conversion of E. M. Barry's 1860 Floral Hall into a foyer by Gollins, Melvin and Ward. 1997-1999 major refurbishment of auditorium, construction of a new stagehouse, addition of new buildings. Floral Hall renamed Vilar Floral Hall in honour of the opera sponsor, Alberto Vilar (re-renamed Floral Hall in 2005). Re-opened 6 Dec 1999 with Verdi's Falstaff. The Royal Opera House is used by the resident Royal Opera and Royal Ballet companies. 2268 seats. (English) / rank
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Property / Note: Present theatre built 1857-1858 as Royal Italian Opera by Edward M. Barry. Opened 15 May 1858 with Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. 1892 renamed Royal Opera. 1899-1902 rebuilding of stagehouse by E. O. Sachs. 1939 renamed Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Several minor changes of auditorium from 1955 to 1992. 1982 addition of rehearsal and dressing rooms and conversion of E. M. Barry's 1860 Floral Hall into a foyer by Gollins, Melvin and Ward. 1997-1999 major refurbishment of auditorium, construction of a new stagehouse, addition of new buildings. Floral Hall renamed Vilar Floral Hall in honour of the opera sponsor, Alberto Vilar (re-renamed Floral Hall in 2005). Re-opened 6 Dec 1999 with Verdi's Falstaff. The Royal Opera House is used by the resident Royal Opera and Royal Ballet companies. 2268 seats. (English) / qualifier
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Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
  • Royal Opera House
Language Label Description Also known as
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Royal Opera House [London]
Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
  • Royal Opera House

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Field
architecture
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Importance
Not rated
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Country
United Kingdom
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GPS
51°30'47.002"N, 0°7'21.000"W
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Image of WikiCommons
Royal Opera house (16678728256).jpg
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Royal Opera House and ballerina.jpg
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Note
Present theatre built 1857-1858 as Royal Italian Opera by Edward M. Barry. Opened 15 May 1858 with Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots. 1892 renamed Royal Opera. 1899-1902 rebuilding of stagehouse by E. O. Sachs. 1939 renamed Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Several minor changes of auditorium from 1955 to 1992. 1982 addition of rehearsal and dressing rooms and conversion of E. M. Barry's 1860 Floral Hall into a foyer by Gollins, Melvin and Ward. 1997-1999 major refurbishment of auditorium, construction of a new stagehouse, addition of new buildings. Floral Hall renamed Vilar Floral Hall in honour of the opera sponsor, Alberto Vilar (re-renamed Floral Hall in 2005). Re-opened 6 Dec 1999 with Verdi's Falstaff. The Royal Opera House is used by the resident Royal Opera and Royal Ballet companies. 2268 seats. (English)
Source
CARTHALIA
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context
No heritage stage machinery (English)
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Covent Garden became an opera house only in 1848. The present building dates from 1858, with many later changes and additions. (English)
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Wikidata source
Q55018
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City
London
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opening date
15 May 1858Gregorian
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theatrEurope table
HST_0126
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city section
Westminster
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Carthalia ID
1088
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