Royal Opera House

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Address:: Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden,
London WC2E 9DD
England
Website:: www.roh.org.uk
Opening times:: Box office – 10 AM to 8 PM (Mon–Sat); Note: Opening times are subject to change, and may not apply on public holidays. Always reconfirm with the venue before making plans.
Telephone:: Work +44 (0) 207 304 4000
Buses:: 1 6 8 9 11 13 15 19 23 25 38 55 59 68 87 91 98 139 168 172 177 189 243 253 521 RV1 X68
Trains:: Charing Cross BKL NRN, Covent Garden PCL, Embankment BKL CRC DSC NRN, Holborn CNT PCL, Leicester Square NRN PCL, Temple CRC DSC Note: The nearest train station to Royal Opera House is Covent Garden. We can help you find the best route from any other train station:
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The Royal Opera House started out in 1732 as the Covent Garden Theatre, but a disastrous fire gutted it in 1808. A second theatre opened just one year later – but that burnt down in 1856.

The third and final theatre was renamed The Royal Opera House in 1892. Most of what we see today was refitted in 1996 at a cost of £210 million.

Royal Opera Company, and ballet

The building’s long history has led to it getting a number of great British debuts. For example, Mozart’s Don Giovanni was first performed here in 1817, as was The Marriage of Figaro. Other great operas to get a London airing include The Barber of Seville, and Puccini’s Tosca.

The vast majority of the productions are put on by the Royal Opera Company – England’s leading operatic company – but were joined in 1946 by the Royal Ballet.

The two companies now share an orchestra and chorus of forty-five singers.

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TomK – “Best venue in London. You know its going to be good the minute you walk inside because its so ornate, just like an opera house should be. The seats are good and comfortable and the legroom is like sitting in first class on a plane. You've even got elbow ro… read the full review”
ian meyer – “I've been to a couple of opera houses in my life -- the one in Paris and the Sydney Opera House and i think this is probably 2nd after the one in Paris which just looks fantastic. I dont like opera all that much (my wife drags me along) but i have find tha… read the full review”