Events: Detroit Opera House Tickets
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Detroit Opera House Information:
The Detroit Opera House is an opera house located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions and other events. It opened on January 22, 1922. The Opera House was designed by C. Howard Crane, the same man who designed other Detroit theatres such as The Fillmore Detroit, Fox Theater and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Orchestra Hall noted for its acoustic perfection.
Artists who had performed in the building's first few decades included jazz legends Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Following a minor restoration in the 1960s, it became the 3,367-seat Grand Circus Theatre. After closing in 1978, reopening in 1981 and closing again in 1985, the Michigan Opera Theatre purchased the historic Grand Circus Theatre in 1988; however, the name changed again to its present name as the Detroit Opera House. At one point the business for the Paramount Theatre had decreased to such desperate measures, it was converted into a movie theatre, specializing in soft core porn. The name Grand Circus Theatre may cause confusion, since another Grand Circus Theatre originally known as the Central Theatre, once stood at 2115 Woodward Avenue. Then, what is now The Fillmore Detroit Theatre arose on the same site at 2115 Woodward.
After its extensive restoration, the present Detroit Opera House celebrated its 1996 gala featuring Luciano Pavarotti. The Detroit Opera House is now configured with seating for 2,700. The opera house has annually hosted five opera productions, five dance productions from touring companies, and a small number of other musical and comedy events.
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