Saturday, February 28, 2009

Covent Garden (now Royal Opera House)

Another of the places Anna mentions in her opening monologue.

Here's a link to the history of Covent Garden in its various incarnations:

http://www.coventgardenlondonuk.com/history-architecture


And another history of the Royal Opera House (formerly Covent Garden):

http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/RoyalOperaHouseCoventGarden.htm


And here's a (rather shaky) video of the interior (which has not changed much since the 1950s, although the lobby spaces and exterior have changed considerably):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcPVpbZxuVM

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