OPERA

Began as the the Theatre Royal in 1732, which was destroyed by fire in 1808 and reopened the following year. The theater was reconceived as the Royal Italian Opera in 1847, but was again destroyed by fire 1856. Reopened 1858, it became the Royal Opera House in 1892. Torn down and rebuilt 1999. Located in Covent Garden.

Official Website:
http://www.roh.org.uk/

Location:
London, England

Founding Date:
1732

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Barbirolli	Conductor	2-Dec-1899	29-Jul-1970	Conductor at The Hallé, 1943-70
Isaiah Berlin	Philosopher	6-Jun-1909	5-Nov-1997	The Hedgehog and the Fox
Lord Chadlington	Business	?		CEO of Huntsworth
Colin Davis	Conductor	25-Sep-1927	14-Apr-2013	Principal Conductor, LSO, 1995-2006
Bernard Haitink	Conductor	4-Mar-1929		Conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik	Conductor	29-Jun-1914	11-Aug-1996	Conductor, Czech Philharmonic, 1942-48
Georg Solti	Conductor	21-Oct-1912	5-Sep-1997	Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joan Sutherland	Singer	7-Nov-1926	10-Oct-2010	"La Stupenda" opera soprano

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