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The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Originally called the Theatre Royal, it served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. In 1734, the first ballet was presented. A year later Handel's first season of operas began. Many of his operas and oratorios were specifically written for Covent Garden and had their premieres there.

The current building is the third theatre on the site following disastrous fires in 1808 and 1857 when it was rebuilt in1858.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” @ the Mariinsky Concert Hall | 21.07.2011 by Mariinsky Theatre

Benjamin Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Opera in three acts

Musical Director and Conductor: Valery Gergiev

Conductor: Pavel Smelkov

Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva

Stage Director and Production Concept: Claudia Solti

Set Designer: Isabella Bywater

Lighthing Designer: Jennifer Schriever

Video Designer: Nina Dunn

Children's Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko

Assistant Stage Director and Choreographer: Maxine Braham

Aerial Acrobatics Director: David Downie

21 July 2011

Mariinsky Concert Hall, St Petersburg, Russia

Opera House Ceiling by Bryndis

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by Гоголь FEST

Premiere of opera “Koriolan“ in terms of Vlad Troitsky project "New Music" at “KPI” Art and Culture Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine

Chinese Opera 福建省云霄潮剧团 by Darrell Neo

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九皇大帝庆祝典礼， Nine Emperor Gods Festival，

福建省云霄潮剧团, Chaozhou Opera Troupe Of Yunxiao Fujian China,

凤山宫, Feng Shan Gong, Hong San Temple, Singapore.

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HDR set I Digital Blending set I Panorama set I 九皇大帝庆祝典礼 Nine Emperor Gods Festival I 福建省云霄潮剧团 Chaozhou Opera Troupe Of Yunxiao Fujian China

opera garnier by elaine moore

Copenhagen opera house by Johan Hansson

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The opera house in Copenhagen, the photo is taken handheld from my hotel room window.

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Loring Opera House by Jeff

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Loring Opera House, Golden State Theater (3685 Main Street) In 1889 in his winter home in Riverside, California, Loring constructed an office block with a 1,000-seat theater on the first floor that hosted performers such as W.C. Fields and Sarah Bernhardt. At various times known as the Loring Opera House, Loring Theatre, Fox Riverside, and Golden State Theatre, the theater was destroyed by fire in 1990. The office building was leased to the city for use as its first City Hall, library, jail and municipal courts.

California Historical Resources Landmark Plaque Number: P64

Riverside County Historic Landmark: RIV-006

Opera by Jonny

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A statue around the corner from the State Opera House in Pest

Opera garnier,tour by Paris Breakfast