War Memorial Opera House [San Francisco]
type: Item
label: War Memorial Opera House
description: theatre in San Francisco
description: bouwwerk in de Verenigde Staten @nl
Wikidata source: Q2915772
EUTA research ID II: 2217
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Web: sfwmpac.org
Wikipedia page: War_Memorial_Opera_House
Country: USA
City: San Francisco
GPS: Point(-122.421 37.7786)
opening date: 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Carthalia ID: 4763
Note: Municipal opera house, built 1932 by Arthur Brown Jr. and G. Albert Lansburgh. Opened 1932. 1993 major renovations. 3126 seats (+ 200 standing). Named to commemorate all those who served in World War I. Venue of the 1945 United Nations San Francisco Conference (however, the UN Charter was signed in the nearby Herbst Theatre). Operated as part of the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center. Home to San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.