Opera Philadelphia [Philadelphia]
type: Item
label: Opera Philadelphia
description: theatre in Philadelphia
Wikidata source: Q6825168
EUTA research ID II: 1165
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Wikipedia page: Metropolitan_Opera_House_(Philadelphia)
Country: USA
City: Philadelphia
architect: John Bailey McElfatrick
opening date: 1908-11-17T00:00:00Z
EUTA building identifier: 6392
Wikidata instance: Q1060829
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Carthalia ID: 4902
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1908 by William H. McElfatrick for Oscar Hammerstein. Opened 17 Nov 1908 as Philadelphia Opera House with George Bizet's opera Carmen. Over 4000 seats. 1910 sold to the New York Metropolitan Opera, re-opened as Metropolitan Opera House. Used by the Metropolitan Opera and various other opera companies. From 1920, also used as a cinema. Closed 1934. Later used as a cinema, then a ballroom, a sports venue, mechanic training center and a church. Unused from 1988 to 1995, then again used as a church. 2017-2018 renovations. Re-opened 3 Dec 2018 as The Met with a concert by Bob Dylan. Used as a concert venue.
closure date: 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z