Grand Opera House [Belfast]
type: Item
label: Grand Opera House
label: Gran ópera de Belfast @es
description: Theatre building in Belfast, United Kingdom
description: theater in het Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1286
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Belfast
GPS: Point(-5.9351 54.5954)
Wikidata source: Q565078
opening date: 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1063
Address: 2-4 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7HR, Northern Ireland
Web: www.goh.co.uk
architectural style: Art Nouveau
architect: Frank Matcham
member Perspectiv: yes
Theatres Trust Database ID: 1446
Member of: PERSPECTIV
Source URL: https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx
context: became a cinema in the 50's and 60's and survived threat of demolition in the 70's and 2 IRA bombs in the 90's.
restoration date: 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: BelfastTheatres.htm#opera
Carthalia ID: 1037
theatricalia id: q0/grand-opera-house-belfast-belfast
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1895 by Frank Matcham. Opened 23 Dec 1895. 1904-1909 named Palace of Varieties. Originally used for opera, musical, drama and pantomime performances. Since the 1920s, mainly used as a variety theatre. During World War II, used as a repertory theatre. Later bought by the Rank Organisation. 1950 rebuilding of dress circle, bar, and entrance by Henry Lynch Robinson. 1961 converted into a cinema by J. McB. Neill. 1980 major restoration by Robert McKinstry and Melvyn Brown, funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. 1991 and 1993 damaged by terrorist bombs. Subsequently repaired by Robinson and McIlwaine. Used for opera, musical, and drama performances by touring companies.