Opera House [Detroit]
type: Item
label: Detroit Opera House @nl
label: Teatro dellOpera di Detroit @it
label: Opera House
description: Theatre building in Detroit, USA
description: accommodatie voor uitvoerende kunst in Michigan, Verenigde Staten van Amerika @nl
EUTA building identifier: 5745
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: USA
City: Detroit
opening date: 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata source: Q4564213
GPS: Point(-83.0486 42.3364)
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 4873
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1921 as a cinema and vaudeville theatre by C. Howard Crane. Opened 12 Jan 1922 as Capitol Theatre. 1929 renamed Paramount Theatre, 1934 renamed Broadway-Capitol Theatre, 1960 renamed Grand Circus Theatre. Closed 1978. Used as a music venue in the early 1980s. Closed 1985. 1989- major renovation and rebuilding. Re-opened as Detroit Opera House. Originally ca. 3500 seats, currently ca. 2700 seats. Home to the Michigan Opera Theatre.