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Royal Opera House (London)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Opera_House_(London)
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:opera
performing arts
gptkbp:address
gptkb:Bow_Street,_Covent_Garden,_London_WC2E_9DD,_England
gptkbp:architect
gptkb:Edward_Middleton_Barry
gptkbp:category
Tourist attractions in London
Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster
Music venues in London
Buildings and structures in Covent Garden
Ballet venues
Opera houses in London
Theatres completed in 1858
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:Clore_Studio
gptkb:Linbury_Theatre
gptkb:Paul_Hamlyn_Hall
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy
gptkb:Edward_Middleton_Barry
gptkbp:fireModes
1808
1856
gptkbp:firstPerformed
The Way of the World by William Congreve (1732)
gptkbp:foundedBy
gptkb:John_Rich
gptkbp:hasAuditorium
2,256 seats
gptkbp:heritageStatus
Grade I listed building
gptkbp:homeTo
gptkb:Orchestra_of_the_Royal_Opera_House
gptkb:The_Royal_Ballet
gptkb:The_Royal_Opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Royal Opera House (London)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Covent_Garden,_London,_England
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Covent_Garden
gptkbp:notableDirector
gptkb:Sir_John_Tooley
gptkb:Sir_Colin_Davis
gptkb:Sir_Antonio_Pappano
gptkb:Sir_David_Webster
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:BBC_Proms
world premieres of many operas and ballets
gptkbp:notablePerformance
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten's_Peter_Grimes_(1945)
Luciano Pavarotti performances
Maria Callas performances
Plácido Domingo performances
world premiere of Frederick Ashton's ballets
gptkbp:opened
1732
1858
gptkbp:ownedBy
gptkb:Royal_Opera_House_Covent_Garden_Foundation
gptkbp:publicTransit
gptkb:Covent_Garden_tube_station
gptkbp:renovated
1996–2000
gptkbp:reopened
1809
1858
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Theatre_Royal,_Covent_Garden_(previous_buildings_destroyed_by_fire)
gptkbp:seatingCapacity
2,256
gptkbp:usedAs
Mecca for opera and ballet
dance hall during World War I
gptkbp:website
https://www.roh.org.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Renée_Fleming
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4