London: Theatre Royal Covent Garden (2nd)

Country: England, United Kingdom
City: London
Borough: City of Westminster
Location: Bow Street / Covent Garden

Built 1808-1809 by Robert Smirke, replacing the 1st theatre on the site (built 1732, destroyed by a fire in 1808). Opened 18 Sep 1809 with Shakespeare's "Macbeth" followed by the musical entertainment "The Quaker". 1847 renamed "Royal Italian Opera". Destroyed by a fire on 5 March 1856. [Subsequently, the 3rd theatre was built on the site, today's Royal Opera House Covent Garden.]

Notable world premieres:

  • Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon (12 Apr 1826)

Link: EUTA, Wikipeda, Wikidata

London: Theatre Royal Covent Garden (2nd) Publisher: Zazzle
Type: 2021 reproduction of an 1810 engraving by Thomas Rowlandson from "Ackermann's Microcosm of London"
Size: Modern
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London: Theatre Royal Covent Garden (2nd) Picture: Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (later Leopold I, King of the Belgians)
Reverse Text: "La reine Victoria, le roi Léopold Ier et leur temps. La princesse Charlotte et le prince Léopold de Saxe-Cobourg dans leur loge au Covent Garden Theatre. W. T. Fry (1818), Gravure. Cabinet des Estampes, Bruxelles", "Koningin Victoria, Koning Leopold I en hun tijd. Prinses Charlotte en prins Leopold van Saksen-Koburg in huin loge in het Covent Garden Theatre. W. T. Fry (1818), Prent. Prentenkabinet, Brussel."
Publisher: Nels
Type: 20th-century reproduction of an 1818 engraving
Size: Modern
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London: Theatre Royal Covent Garden (2nd) Reverse Text: "Grand Banquet for Mr O'Connell at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden 16 March 1844. Anonymous lithograph coloured by hand. 33.2 cm x 45 cm. H R Beard Collection F14.12"
Publisher: Victoria and Albert Museum, Theatre Museum, London; TM 133
Type: 20th-century reproduction of an 1844 lithograph
Size: Modern
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London: Theatre Royal Covent Garden (2nd) Reverse Text: "'Hail Happy Union'- the state visit to the Royal Italian Opera Covent Garden, 19 April 1855 by Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, the Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie to a performance of Fidelio. M. Alophe. Lithograph coloured by hand. Published 1 June 1855. 42.4 x 59 cm. H R Beard Collection F14.10"
Publisher: Victoria and Albert Museum, Theatre Museum, London; TM 131
Type: 20th-century reproduction of an 1855 lithograph
Size: Modern
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London: Theatre Royal Covent Garden (2nd) Reverse Text: "Interior of Covent Garden Theatre. First alarm of fire at the conclusion of the bal masqué. Chromolithograph coloured by hand. The second Covent Garden theatre, designed by Richard [sic!] Smirke, opened in 1809 and was destroyed by fire 5 March, 1856. H. R. Beard Collection F 14-5."
Publisher: Victoria and Albert Museum, Theatre Museum, London; TM 365
Type: 20th-century reproduction of a c. 1856 chromolithograph
Size: Modern
Not sent.

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