San Francisco War Memorial Opera House

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The San Francisco War Memorial Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco renowned as the longtime home of the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall
historic building
opera house
performing arts venue
architect Arthur Brown Jr.
G. Albert Lansburgh
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Classical Revival
category Beaux-Arts architecture in California
Music venues in San Francisco
National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco
Opera houses in California
Theatres in San Francisco
city San Francisco
country United States
dedicatedTo veterans of World War I
hasFeature grand lobby
grand main auditorium
loggia facing the Civic Center Plaza
orchestra pit
proscenium stage
heritageStatus listed in the National Register of Historic Places
inception 1932
location California
San Francisco
United States
nearby Herbst Theatre
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco City Hall
neighborhood Civic Center
notableEvent site of the 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization opening concert events
site of the signing of the United Nations Charter ceremonies in 1945
venue for many world premieres by San Francisco Opera
NRHPListingDate 1978
NRHPType contributing property to a historic district
openingDate October 15, 1932
operator San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
ownedBy City and County of San Francisco
partOf San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
primaryTenant San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Opera
publicTransit Civic Center/UN Plaza station (BART and Muni Metro)
seatingCapacity approximately 3,100
use ballet performances
classical music concerts
opera performances
special events

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
San Francisco Civic Auditorium
near
Arthur Brown Jr.
notableWork

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