The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site.

The Royal Opera House ( ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. Royal Opera House Covent Garden FoundationĮdward Middleton Barry (current building) The conductor ('Musical Director') of the Royal Opera House Orchestra is Antonio Pappano who is a young British conductor.Royal Opera House (the United Kingdom) Show map of the United Kingdom There are seats downstairs (the stalls), four tiers of boxes, a balcony and a gallery. The Royal Opera House seats 2,268 people. Together with the new restaurant areas it has helped to get more young people to come. There is an extra small theatre called the Linbury Theatre which is used for smaller performances. The auditorium (the main part where the audience sits) is nearly the same, but all the backstage rooms are new: the dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, office space etc. Today's building was built in 1858, although a lot of it was rebuilt between 19. The second theatre opened in 1809 but was burnt down in 1856. The first theatre to be built there in 1732 was burnt down in 1808. The building that is now the Royal Opera House is the third building in that place. There is an orchestra which plays there for all the operas and ballets. The Royal Opera House is the home of the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet.

Sometimes it is called 'Covent Garden' because it is in the area of London called Covent Garden. The Royal Opera House is a famous opera house in London.

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