![]() ![]() Now the Royal Opera House is the home of both the Royal Opera, which was founded in 1946 as the Covent Garden Opera Company, and The Royal Ballet which was founded in 1931 then moved to the house in 1946. ![]() This building was designed by Edward Middleton Barry.Īccording to the Royal Opera House history page, during World War II The Royal Opera House was used as a dance hall. ![]() The theatre which stands today was built in 1858. Sadly this was also destroyed in a fire in 1856. The second Theatre Royal or Covent Garden was designed by Robert Smirke and opened in 1809. The the fire in 1808 destroyed the theatre. In the beginning in 1732, the theatre was a playhouse. It was formally called Covent Garden and Theatre Royal. The Royal Opera House did not start as the Royal Opera House. 10.2 The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (2017). ![]()
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