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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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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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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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590:(now known colloquially as the actors' church). In addition, a Royal Charter had created a fruit and vegetable market in the area, a market which survived in that location
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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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is 14.80 metres (48 ft 7 in) wide, with the stage of the same depth and 12.20 metres (40 ft 0 in) high. The main auditorium is a Grade I
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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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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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among many valuable items lost in a fire that destroyed the theatre on 20 September 1808. In 1792 the architect
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in the Haymarket was the main centre of ballet and opera but after a dispute with the management in 1846
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had conducted the very first Ring in England (sung in German) at
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2328:"Royal Opera House launches 'Open Up' project with architects"
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1900:"Theatres Compete in Race to Install Gas Illumination – 1817"
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the following year. In 1743 there was a royal performance of
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to the repertoire, performing himself, under the stage name
2398:"Royal Opera House to sell Hockney portrait to raise funds"
2053:
F. G. E. (1 September 1906). "Wagner's Music in England".
1676:"The Rosenbach Museum & Library, numbers 1 through 239"
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broke the patent theatres' monopoly of drama. At that time
2515:"RESITED FLORAL HALL PORTICO AT BOROUGH MARKET (1392690)"
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2357:, 3 November 2014, on architectnews.co.uk. (with images)
2348:"Stanton Williams unveils £37m Royal Opera House revamp"
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The Royal English Opera company under the management of
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1738:(North Eastern University), accessed 22 December 2006.
1717:(PeoplePlayUK – Theatre Museum) accessed 22 July 2008.
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in 1662, allowing Davenant to operate one of only two
425:, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of
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1329:, towards its education and development programmes.
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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,
2649:"Disharmony over Royal Opera's plan to go north"
2290:Royal Opera House case study on carillionplc.com
1680:Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts (CELM)
984:and opened on 15 May 1858 with a performance of
2979: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
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1873:), 1853 edition with Notes and Additions by
1178:The design team was led by Jeremy Dixon and
582:) at the site of an ancient convent garden.
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2280:on artscouncil.org.uk Retrieved 10 May 2013
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1570:"11 Secrets of London's Royal Opera House"
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259:Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation
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1058:was appointed General Administrator, and
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556:The first theatre before the fire of 1808
4315:All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
2988:, pp. 136–8 (Theatres Trust, 2000)
2618:"UKTW Archive, London Royal Opera House"
2598:The Linbury Trust on linburytrust.org.uk
2318:on stanhopeplc.com Retrieved 10 May 2013
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2909:Opera at Covent Garden, A Short History
2876:Sir Thomas Beecham: a Centenary Tribute
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2269:Arts Council England annual review 2005
2229:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
2162:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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1437:ROH's Manoukian Production Facility at
5156:Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain ("Eros")
3098:Articles, Images, and Archive Material
3023:, Northeastern University Press, 2001.
2783:"Royal Opera House shelves move north"
2647: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
4326:Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
2740:"ROH shelves its plans to move north"
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1265:coronation of Charles III and Camilla
1131:Reconstruction from the 1980s forward
976:Work on a third theatre, designed by
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5146:Monument to the Great Fire of London
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2974:, The Vendome Press, New York, 1995.
2579:Royal Opera House on everything2.com
2137:"A History of the Royal Opera House"
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5769:Theatres in the City of Westminster
5126:Crystal Palace transmitting station
3059:The Royal Opera House Covent Garden
2986:Guide to British Theatres 1750–1950
2752:from the original on 9 October 2016
2682:"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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2956:. New York: Simon & Schuster.
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2378:from the original on 20 March 2021
1639:from the original on 7 August 2019
1539:National Heritage List for England
1396:In 2008 the Royal Opera House and
1360:Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
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3054:, Faber and Faber, London, 1999.
2878:. London: Macdonald and Jane's.
2738:Staff writer (3 November 2010).
2680:Staff writer (31 October 2008).
1916:from the original on 20 May 2014
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1352:Young British Dancer of the Year
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5779:Music venues completed in 1858
5774:1660 establishments in England
2926:Sheppard, F.H.W., ed. (1972).
2859:. Cambridge University Press.
2857:The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
2781:Sharp, Rob (27 October 2010).
2013:"Jullien, Louis Antoine"
1659:Rosenbach Museum & Library
1462:Creative & Cultural Skills
899:. The theatre reopened as the
538:Rosenbach Museum & Library
147:Show map of the United Kingdom
111:Location within Central London
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5008:Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
4741:BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
2984:Earl, John and Sell, Michael
1830:(NNDB) accessed 22 July 2008.
1402:Royal Opera House, Manchester
1386:Royal Opera House, Manchester
1370:secondary schools (including
1241:Portrait of Sir David Webster
1238:. As a consequence, the 1971
837:accompanied by music, but as
791:, and died two months later.
312:1728–1732 (original building)
4337:Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
3872:Theatre Royal Stratford East
2705: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.
876:. Limelight used a block of
659:(1735), and the première of
566:Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
511:Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
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4228:Brentford Community Stadium
4206:Odeon Luxe Leicester Square
3211:Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
3086:Royal Opera House elevation
2911:. London: Victor Gollancz.
2896:Opera under Augustus Harris
2051:from 5–9 May 1882. Source:
1888:The Story of Sadler's Wells
1673:, 5 December 1982. Source:
1478:British Academy Film Awards
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5794:Theatres completed in 1732
4766:St Margaret's, Westminster
4708:Victoria and Albert Museum
3587:ChickenShed's Amphitheatre
3037:, BBC Books, London, 1995.
2207:, 13 December 1858, p. 10.
1997:accessed 21 December 2007.
1866:Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
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5060:Citigroup Centre (London)
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4422:Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
4294:Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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2972:Opera Houses of the World
2930:. London: Athlone Press.
2899:. London: Saxon & Co.
2791:. Independent Print Ltd.
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4736:All Hallows-by-the-Tower
4663:National Maritime Museum
4201:Empire, Leicester Square
3539:Menier Chocolate Factory
3307:Nederlander Organization
3003:, Collins, London, 1975.
2874:Jefferson, Alan (1979).
2826:Retrieved 9 January 2011
2485:"ROH – Paul Hamlyn Hall"
2460:"Royal Ballet and Opera"
2337:, on architectnews.co.uk
2309:Stanhope company website
2276:4 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.
931:The fire of 5 March 1856
853:The theatre in the 1820s
5764:Grade I listed theatres
5749:Opera houses in England
5658:Myrtle Avenue, Hounslow
5288:Battersea Power Station
4771:St Martin-in-the-Fields
4563:Royal Courts of Justice
4427:Theatre Royal Haymarket
4320:The Championship Course
3832:Rosemary Branch Theatre
3028:The Covent Garden Album
3026:Lord Drogheda, et al.,
2855:Banham, Martin (1995).
2607:Retrieved 24 March 2012
2588:Retrieved 24 March 2012
2569:Retrieved 24 March 2012
2550:Retrieved 24 March 2012
2353:5 November 2014 at the
2333:6 November 2014 at the
2299:Retrieved 24 March 2012
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1993:11 January 2010 at the
1949:Illustrated London News
1826:13 October 2008 at the
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1486:Laurence Olivier Awards
1398:Manchester City Council
1021:The theatre became the
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798:clown Joseph Grimaldi (
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5638:Kensington High Street
5267:Victoria Coach Station
4751:Methodist Central Hall
4673:Natural History Museum
4407:Royal National Theatre
2768:17 August 2016 at the
2295:4 January 2010 at the
2227:, rev. John Rosselli,
2171:10.1093/ref:odnb/49439
2088:Gordon-Powell, Robin.
1946:"Madame Parepa-Rosa",
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4630:Guildhall Art Gallery
4558:Palace of Westminster
4548:The National Archives
4518:City Hall (Southwark)
4260:(Queens Park Rangers)
3930:Bolton's Theatre Club
3607:Battersea Arts Centre
3013:, Bantam Press, 1999.
2999:Haltrecht, Montague,
2893:Parker, E.D. (1900).
2603:20 March 2021 at the
2584:20 March 2021 at the
2565:20 March 2021 at the
2546:20 March 2021 at the
2049:Her Majesty's Theatre
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2952:Allen, Mary (1998).
2822:18 July 2011 at the
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1734:20 July 2014 at the
1728:Early ballet history
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1439:High House, Purfleet
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1165:Arts Council England
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4606:Churchill War Rooms
4478:Royal Festival Hall
4417:Shakespeare's Globe
4296:(Tottenham Hotspur)
4290:(Charlton Athletic)
3950:Greenwich Playhouse
3847:Southwark Playhouse
3802:Queen's, Hornchurch
3797:Pleasance Islington
3471:Shakespeare's Globe
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3011:Never Mind the Moon
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2314:6 June 2012 at the
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1348:Royal Ballet School
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5465:Holland Park
5430:Burgess Park
5182:City Airport
5116:The Cenotaph
4693:Tate Britain
4636:
4624:Golden Hinde
4623:
4615:
4578:Thames House
4573:SIS Building
4538:Horse Guards
4468:The O2 Arena
4152:Tower Bridge
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4007:
3970:New Players'
3842:South London
3812:RADA Studios
3807:The Questors
3772:Old Red Lion
3757:Little Angel
3632:The Broadway
3602:Barons Court
3481:Off West End
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