Civic Opera House

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opera house performing arts venue theatre building

The Civic Opera House is a historic, grand opera venue in downtown Chicago that serves as the home of major opera productions and cultural performances.

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Label Occurrences
Civic Opera House canonical 3
Civic Opera Building 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf opera house ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ
theatre building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lyric Opera House ⓘ
architecturalStyle Art Deco ⓘ
Neo‑Classical ⓘ
builtFor Chicago Opera Association ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Civic Opera Company
constructionCompleted 1929 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentPrimaryTenant Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ
designedBy Graham, Anderson, Probst & White ⓘ
function venue for concerts ⓘ
venue for cultural events ⓘ
venue for opera performances ⓘ
hasAcoustics designed for unamplified opera and orchestral music ⓘ
hasFacade set back from the Chicago River with office wings on either side ⓘ
hasFeature backstage facilities ⓘ
grand lobby ⓘ
opera boxes ⓘ
orchestra pit ⓘ
proscenium stage ⓘ
heritageStatus considered a historic theatre building in Chicago ⓘ
historicSignificance major early 20th‑century opera venue in the United States ⓘ
homeOf Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ
integratedInto mixed‑use office and theatre complex ⓘ
locatedAlong Chicago River ⓘ
locatedOn North Wacker Drive ⓘ
location Chicago ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
neighborhood Chicago Loop ⓘ
notableFor Art Deco interior details ⓘ
large seating capacity ⓘ
role in Chicago’s cultural life ⓘ
numberOfLevels multiple balconies ⓘ
opened 1929 ⓘ
owner Lyric Opera of Chicago ⓘ
partOf Civic Opera House self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Civic Opera Building
primaryLanguageOfPerformances various languages including Italian, German, French, and English ⓘ
regionServed Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
seatingCapacity approximately 3,500 ⓘ
usedFor ballet performances ⓘ
opera productions ⓘ
orchestral performances ⓘ
recitals ⓘ
special events ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lyric Opera of Chicago → performsAt → Civic Opera House ⓘ
Lyric Opera of Chicago → headquartersLocation → Civic Opera House ⓘ
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White → notableWork → Civic Opera House ⓘ
this entity surface form: Civic Opera Building
Civic Opera House → partOf → Civic Opera House self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Civic Opera Building
North Wacker Drive → passesBy → Civic Opera House ⓘ