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THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE STORY

The theatre has a rich and turbulent history central to the development of opera and ballet in Britain. The present building is the third on this site, refurbished at various times to meet changing demands. Its evolution over three centuries is inseparable from the commercial and artistic ambitions of successive impresarios and a host of pioneers of opera and ballet. The establishment of the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet companies at the Royal Opera House after World War II, and the support over the decades of the Arts Council, National Lottery Funding and generous private philanthropy, has secured the place of the Royal Opera House in world culture. The House's great performing companies, both resident and visiting, also owe their existence to the artistic achievements of great musicians, conductors, composers, choreographers and performers, whose work spans three centuries.