Covent Garden Theatre

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Covent Garden Theatre was a major London playhouse that evolved into the Royal Opera House, serving as a leading venue for drama, opera, and later ballet from the 18th century onward.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former name of the Royal Opera House
playhouse
theatre
alsoKnownAs Royal Opera House
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
architect Edward Shepherd
associatedWithGenre English opera
Italian opera
Shakespearean drama
competedWith Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
country United Kingdom
dateOfDestruction 1808
destroyedBy fire
evolvedInto Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
foundedBy John Rich
functionedAs leading venue for ballet
leading venue for drama
leading venue for opera
gasLightingIntroduced early 19th century
grantedPatentAs patent theatre
grantedPatentBy King George II
heritage major London playhouse from the 18th century onward
inception 1732
introducedGasLighting yes
locatedIn City of Westminster
Covent Garden
England
London
linked to: London, England
notableManager John Philip Kemble
notablePerformer David Garrick
Edmund Kean
Sarah Siddons
partOf London West End theatre district
patentGrantedFor spoken drama
primaryUse ballet
drama
opera
reconstructedAs second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
reconstructionCompleted 1809
secondBuildingDateOfDestruction 1856
secondBuildingDestroyedBy fire
status predecessor of the modern Royal Opera House
thirdBuildingOpened 1858

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Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre successor Covent Garden Theatre
Edward Middleton Barry notableWork Covent Garden Theatre (Royal Opera House, rebuilding)
linked to: Covent Garden Theatre
Sir Thomas Beecham founded Opera company at Covent Garden (early 20th century seasons)
linked to: Covent Garden Theatre
Alcina premiereTheatre Covent Garden Theatre
Theodora premierePlace Covent Garden Theatre, London
linked to: Covent Garden Theatre
John Rich managedTheatre Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
linked to: Covent Garden Theatre
John Rich helpedEstablish Covent Garden Theatre
Covent Garden Theatre alsoKnownAs Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
linked to: Covent Garden Theatre
Sarah Siddons employer Covent Garden Theatre
Dorothea Jordan employer Covent Garden Theatre
The Lady of Lyons firstPerformedAt Covent Garden Theatre
The Case of Mrs. Clive associatedWith Covent Garden Theatre
James Quin activeIn Covent Garden Theatre