Opera House [Buxton]
type: Item
label: Buxton Opera House @nl
description: Theatre building in Buxton, United Kingdom
description: bioscoop in Buxton, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: Opera House
EUTA building identifier: 1721
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Buxton
GPS: Point(-1.9157 53.2586)
Wikidata source: Q2929020
opening date: 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
Internal image: Entrance staircase of Buxton Opera House-geograph-4115159-by-Anthony-ONeil.jpg
Theatres Trust Database ID: 962
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: BuxtonOperaHouse.htm
architect: Frank Matcham
Carthalia ID: 1052
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1903 by Frank Matcham. 1928 alterations. Later used as a cinema. 1979 major renovation, with restoration of one of the few remaining gas theatre lighting and heating systems. Currently again used as a theatre for opera, drama, dance performances and concerts. Also used by the annual Buxton Opera Festival (since 1979) and the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival (since 1994). 937 seats.