Royal Opera House [London, UK]
Royal Opera House
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Built 1808-1809 by Robert Smirke, replacing the 1st theatre on the site (built 1732, destroyed by a fire in 1808). Opened 18 Sep 1809 with Shakespeare's Macbeth followed by the musical entertainment The Quaker. 1847 renamed Royal Italian Opera. Destroyed by a fire on 5 March 1856. [Subsequently, the 3rd theatre was built on the site, today's Royal Opera House Covent Garden.]
Opened September 18, 1809. Fire broke out at 5 a.m. at the close of a fancy dress ball. Commenced in a joiner’s workshop. The water service did not work. No lives lost.