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accommodate up to 400 patrons and host a variety of different events. It has been used for private functions, traditional theatre shows, and concerts, as well as community and educational events, product launches, dinners and exhibitions, etc., and is one of the most technologically advanced performance venues in London with its own public areas, including a bar and cloakroom.
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to the theatre and was responsible for the tradition of audience singing. By 1821 dance and clowning had taken such a physical toll on
Grimaldi that he could barely walk, and he retired from the theatre. By 1828, he was penniless; Drury Lane held a benefit concert for him after Covent Garden refused.
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The redevelopment of the Floral Hall as part of the 1990s redevelopment project involved lifting up the cast iron structure to accommodate new public areas for the opera house underneath. The southern side of the hall now connected with another building, so the cast iron south portico was dismantled
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performances. From 1735 until his death in 1759, Handel gave regular seasons at the theatre; many of his operas and oratorios were written for that venue or had their first London performances there. He bequeathed his organ to John Rich, and it was placed in a prominent position on the stage. It was
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was invited to become the resident ballet company. The Covent Garden Opera Trust was created and laid out plans "to establish Covent Garden as the national centre of opera and ballet, employing
British artists in all departments, wherever that is consistent with the maintenance of the best possible
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The Paul Hamlyn Hall is a large iron and glass structure adjacent to, and with direct access to, the main opera house building. The hall now acts as the atrium and main public area of the opera house, with a champagne bar, restaurant and other hospitality services, and also providing access to the
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The new building has the same traditional horseshoe-shaped auditorium as before, but with greatly improved technical, rehearsal, office, and educational facilities. Additionally, a new studio theatre, the
Linbury, as well as more public space was created. The inclusion of the adjacent old Floral
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Linbury Studio Theatre is a flexible, secondary performance space, constructed below ground level within the Royal Opera House. It has retractable raked seating and a floor which can be raised or lowered to form a studio floor, a raised stage, or a stage with orchestra pit. The theatre can
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In the early 1980s the first part of a major renovation included an extension to the rear of the theatre on the James Street corner. The development added two new ballet studios, offices, a Chorus
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The
Linbury is most notable for hosting performances of experimental and independent dance and music, by independent companies and as part of the ROH2, the contemporary producing arm of the Royal Opera House. The Linbury Studio Theatre regularly stages performances by the
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and the Royal Opera. It was intended that the Royal Opera House would take residence of the theatre for an annual 18-week season, staging 16 performances by the Royal Opera, 28 performances by the Royal Ballet and other small-scale productions. A year later
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and for a number of years, it was known as the Vilar Floral Hall; however Vilar failed to make good his pledge. As a result, the name was changed in
September 2005 to the Paul Hamlyn Hall, after the opera house received a donation of £10m from the estate of
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and opened in 1860. After being used as a concert hall, it became part of the Covent Garden Market in 1887. A fire broke out in the building in 1956, after which it sat derelict. It was acquired by the Opera House in 1977 and used as storage space.
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Manoukian Costume Centre, also designed by Nicholas Hare Associates, opened in September 2015, and provides a costume-making facility for the Royal Opera House and a training centre for students of costume-making from
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Hall, which had fallen into disrepair and was used as a scenery store before redevelopment, created a new and extensive public gathering place. The venue is now claimed by the ROH to be the most modern theatre facility in Europe.
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to reflect the combined companies that call the physical building their home. The physical building itself remains the Royal Opera House whilst the branding and business operations change their title to reflect this adjustment.
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exclusive rights to present spoken drama in London. Despite the frequent interchangeability between the two companies, competition was intense, and the companies often presented the same plays at the same time. Rich introduced
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Backstage Centre, a new technical theatre and music training centre which is currently run by the National College for Creative Industries and was formally opened by
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In 1817, bare flame gaslight had replaced the former candles and oil lamps that lighted the Covent Garden stage. This was an improvement, but in 1837 Macready employed
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system provides translations onto small video screens for some seats, and additional monitors and screens are to be introduced to other parts of the house.
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At the opening of the theatre on 7 December 1732, Rich was carried by his actors in procession into the building for its inaugural production of
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Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane: Including a Period of Nearly Half a Century
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at Covent Garden, and this was subsequently revived, at the new theatre. Grimaldi was an innovator: his performance as
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in March 2013, alongside renovated farm buildings. Acme studios opened a complex of 43 artist studios in Summer 2013.
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as architects. The acoustic designers were Rob Harris and Jeremy Newton of Arup Acoustics. The building engineer was
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heated by an oxygen and hydrogen flame. This allowed the use of spotlights to highlight performers on the stage.
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2332:"Royal Opera House launches 'Open Up' project with architects"
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2402:"Royal Opera House to sell Hockney portrait to raise funds"
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1676:"The Rosenbach Museum & Library, numbers 1 through 239"
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2361:, 3 November 2014, on architectnews.co.uk. (with images)
2352:"Stanton Williams unveils £37m Royal Opera House revamp"
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1738:(North Eastern University), accessed 22 December 2006.
1717:(PeoplePlayUK – Theatre Museum) accessed 22 July 2008.
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1329:, towards its education and development programmes.
731:) opened on 18 September 1809 with a performance of
421:. The large building is often referred to as simply
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2711:"Threat to plan for Royal Opera House in the north"
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2235:, Oxford University Press, retrieved 14 April 2015
1528:
1317:, where it is separately Grade II heritage listed.
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2165:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.
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1699:Admission to the 55 boxes was five shillings (1/4
1665:. The charter is illustrated in Clive E. Driver,
1429:High House Production Park (High House, Purfleet)
1400:began planning stages a new development known as
630:In 1734, the theatre presented its first ballet,
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2653:"Disharmony over Royal Opera's plan to go north"
2294:Royal Opera House case study on carillionplc.com
1680:Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts (CELM)
1385:
984:and opened on 15 May 1858 with a performance of
2983:The Royal Opera House in the Twentieth Century
1975:(Royal Opera House) accessed 18 December 2012.
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1072:in an extravagant new production designed by
805:Harlequin and Mother Goose; or the Golden Egg
642:was named musical director of the company at
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1178:The design team was led by Jeremy Dixon and
582:) at the site of an ancient convent garden.
3034:, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1981.
2284:on artscouncil.org.uk Retrieved 10 May 2013
1851:(PeoplePlayUK – the Theatre Museum (at the
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1792:PeoplePlayUK – the Theatre Museum (at the
1570:"11 Secrets of London's Royal Opera House"
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259:Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation
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556:The first theatre before the fire of 1808
4319:All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
2992:, pp. 136–8 (Theatres Trust, 2000)
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2622:"UKTW Archive, London Royal Opera House"
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3102:Articles, Images, and Archive Material
3027:, Northeastern University Press, 2001.
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2787:"Royal Opera House shelves move north"
2651:Higgins, Charlotte (28 October 2008).
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903:on 6 April 1857 with a performance of
709:Auditorium of the second theatre, 1810
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5150:Monument to the Great Fire of London
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2583:Royal Opera House on everything2.com
2137:"A History of the Royal Opera House"
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5773:Theatres in the City of Westminster
5130:Crystal Palace transmitting station
3063:The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
2990:Guide to British Theatres 1750–1950
2756:from the original on 9 October 2016
2686:"Northern opera proposal evaluated"
1505:European Route of Historic Theatres
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1300:The building was formerly known as
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833:Early pantomimes were performed as
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1360:Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
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2882:. London: Macdonald and Jane's.
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2684:Staff writer (31 October 2008).
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1352:Young British Dancer of the Year
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2861:The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
2785:Sharp, Rob (27 October 2010).
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1830:(NNDB) accessed 22 July 2008.
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4341:Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
3876:Theatre Royal Stratford East
2709:Brown, Mark (25 June 2009).
2186:UK public library membership
2079:(Free registration required)
1877:, accessed 22 February 2007.
1587:"Royal Opera House (London)"
1372:Coloma Convent Girls' School
1190:with Stanhope as developer.
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659:(1735), and the première of
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511:Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
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3215:Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
3090:Royal Opera House elevation
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2900:Opera under Augustus Harris
2051:from 5–9 May 1882. Source:
1888:The Story of Sadler's Wells
1673:, 5 December 1982. Source:
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4770:St Margaret's, Westminster
4712:Victoria and Albert Museum
3591:ChickenShed's Amphitheatre
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2207:, 13 December 1858, p. 10.
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5211:Clapham Junction station
4930:Westfield Stratford City
4740:All Hallows-by-the-Tower
4667:National Maritime Museum
4205:Empire, Leicester Square
3543:Menier Chocolate Factory
3311:Nederlander Organization
3007:, Collins, London, 1975.
2878:Jefferson, Alan (1979).
2830:Retrieved 9 January 2011
2489:"ROH – Paul Hamlyn Hall"
2464:"Royal Ballet and Opera"
2341:, on architectnews.co.uk
2313:Stanhope company website
2280:4 September 2012 at the
2223:23 November 2022 at the
2201:, "Drury-Lane Theatre",
1956:, 23 January 1874, p. 10
1855:) accessed 22 July 2008.
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931:The fire of 5 March 1856
853:The theatre in the 1820s
5768:Grade I listed theatres
5753:Opera houses in England
5662:Myrtle Avenue, Hounslow
5292:Battersea Power Station
4775:St Martin-in-the-Fields
4567:Royal Courts of Justice
4431:Theatre Royal Haymarket
4324:The Championship Course
3836:Rosemary Branch Theatre
3032:The Covent Garden Album
3030:Lord Drogheda, et al.,
2859:Banham, Martin (1995).
2611:Retrieved 24 March 2012
2592:Retrieved 24 March 2012
2573:Retrieved 24 March 2012
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2337:6 November 2014 at the
2303:Retrieved 24 March 2012
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1993:11 January 2010 at the
1949:Illustrated London News
1826:13 October 2008 at the
1821:Edmund Kean (1789–1833)
1486:Laurence Olivier Awards
1398:Manchester City Council
1021:The theatre became the
874:Peeping Tom of Coventry
798:clown Joseph Grimaldi (
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5642:Kensington High Street
5271:Victoria Coach Station
4755:Methodist Central Hall
4677:Natural History Museum
4411:Royal National Theatre
2772:17 August 2016 at the
2299:4 January 2010 at the
2171:10.1093/ref:odnb/49439
2088:Gordon-Powell, Robin.
1946:"Madame Parepa-Rosa",
1760:Michael Kelly (2011).
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5206:Charing Cross station
5201:Cannon Street station
5084:St George Wharf Tower
5054:122 Leadenhall Street
4915:Petticoat Lane Market
4800:Westminster Cathedral
4750:Bevis Marks Synagogue
4682:Royal Academy of Arts
4634:Guildhall Art Gallery
4562:Palace of Westminster
4552:The National Archives
4522:City Hall (Southwark)
4264:(Queens Park Rangers)
3934:Bolton's Theatre Club
3611:Battersea Arts Centre
3017:, Bantam Press, 1999.
3003:Haltrecht, Montague,
2897:Parker, E.D. (1900).
2607:20 March 2021 at the
2588:20 March 2021 at the
2569:20 March 2021 at the
2550:20 March 2021 at the
2049:Her Majesty's Theatre
1986:Louis-Antoine Jullien
1788:"The Old Price Riots"
1592:23 March 2016 at the
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2981:Donaldson, Frances,
2956:Allen, Mary (1998).
2826:18 July 2011 at the
1971:7 April 2014 at the
1734:20 July 2014 at the
1728:Early ballet history
1446:High House, Purfleet
1439:High House, Purfleet
1199:Bridge of Aspiration
1165:Arts Council England
1063:standards ..."
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644:Lincoln's Inn Fields
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5534:Horse Guards Parade
5196:Blackfriars station
5110:ArcelorMittal Orbit
5049:20 Fenchurch Street
5039:One Churchill Place
5007:The Queen's Gallery
4825:Fortnum & Mason
4790:Southwark Cathedral
4785:St Paul's Cathedral
4647:Imperial War Museum
4610:Churchill War Rooms
4482:Royal Festival Hall
4421:Shakespeare's Globe
4300:(Tottenham Hotspur)
4294:(Charlton Athletic)
3954:Greenwich Playhouse
3851:Southwark Playhouse
3806:Queen's, Hornchurch
3801:Pleasance Islington
3475:Shakespeare's Globe
3051:Web. 29 March 2016.
3044:Robinson, Terry F.
3015:Never Mind the Moon
2974:Beauvert, Thierry,
2378:. 20 January 2016.
2350:Elizabeth Hopkirk,
2318:6 June 2012 at the
1907:Over The Footlights
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1454:South Essex College
1376:Edenham High School
1350:and also hosts the
1348:Royal Ballet School
1221:electronic libretto
1203:Royal Ballet School
1069:The Sleeping Beauty
1052:Boosey & Hawkes
1035:From 1934 to 1936,
948:John Henry Anderson
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4467:Hammersmith Apollo
4352:Twickenham Stadium
4228:(national stadium)
4171:Westminster Bridge
4116:Hammersmith Bridge
4106:Blackfriars Bridge
3538:Marylebone Theatre
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1847:5 May 2008 at the
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2055:The Musical Times
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5434:Burgess Park
5186:City Airport
5120:The Cenotaph
4697:Tate Britain
4640:
4628:Golden Hinde
4627:
4619:
4582:Thames House
4577:SIS Building
4542:Horse Guards
4472:The O2 Arena
4156:Tower Bridge
4024:
4011:
3974:New Players'
3846:South London
3816:RADA Studios
3811:The Questors
3776:Old Red Lion
3761:Little Angel
3636:The Broadway
3606:Barons Court
3485:Off West End
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