Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site.... Wikipedia

• Former names:  Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (until 1892)
• Address:  Bow Street
• Location:  London, WC2
• Public transit:  Covent Garden, Bus: 6, 11, 14, 26, 59, 98, 139, 168, 176
• Owner:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation
• Designation:  Grade I
• Type:  Opera house
• Genre(s):  Classical
• Capacity:  2,256 (main auditorium)
• Built:  1728–1732 (original building)
• Opened:  December 7, 1732
• Architect:  Edward Shepherd (original building), Edward Middleton Barry (current building)
• Builder:  Lucas Brothers (current building)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo