King’s Theatre, Haymarket
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King’s Theatre, Haymarket was a prominent London playhouse and opera house of the 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned as a leading venue for Italian opera and high society entertainment.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King’s Theatre | 1 |
| The King’s Theatre in the Haymarket | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera house
ⓘ
playhouse ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
King’s Theatre, Haymarket
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Theatre
King’s Theatre, Haymarket ⓘ
surface form:
The King’s Theatre in the Haymarket
|
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
former opera houses
ⓘ
former theatres in London ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
centre of London’s Italian opera culture
ⓘ
fashionable meeting place for the social elite ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
opera house for imported Italian companies
ⓘ
public entertainment venue ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
Italian opera buffa
ⓘ
opera seria ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
Georgian era
ⓘ
Regency era ⓘ |
| languageOfMainRepertoire | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
England ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Haymarket, London ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pall Mall, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Pall Mall
St James's ⓘ
surface form:
St James’s
|
| locatedOn | Haymarket (street) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with fashionable audiences and patronage
ⓘ
presentation of Italian opera with star singers ⓘ |
| partOf |
West End (major part)
ⓘ
surface form:
London West End theatre district
|
| patronage |
British aristocracy
ⓘ
London high society ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
Italian opera
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
| significance |
leading London venue for Italian opera in the 18th century
ⓘ
major centre of high society entertainment in Georgian London ⓘ principal home of Italian opera in London before the Royal Opera House ⓘ |
| usedFor |
benefit performances
ⓘ
masquerades and balls ⓘ subscription opera seasons ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King’s Theatre
this entity surface form:
The King’s Theatre in the Haymarket