1895 – Grand Opera House, Belfast
Architect: Frank Matcham
Built between 1894-5 and damaged by bombs during the troubles and then restored,
1908 – Ellie Caulkins Opera House / Quigg Newton Denver Auditorium, USA
Architect: Robert F. Willison / Semple Brown Design
Originally,
1965 – Cork Opera House, Cork
Architect: Michael Scott & Partners
The Opera House replaced an older building on this site that burned down in December 1955.
1966 – Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York, USA
Architect: Wallace K. Harrison
Part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts,
1973 – Sydney Opera House
Architect: Jørn Utzon
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most distinctive and famous 20th-century buildings,
1989 – Opéra de la Bastille, Paris
Architect: Carlos Ott
The result of a gigantic international competition,
1993 – Opéra Nouvel, Lyon, France
Architect: Jean Nouvel
In 1756, one of the first opera houses created inside an existing freestanding building was opened in Lyon.
2004 – Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, Spain
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Queen Sophia Palace of the Arts is the final structure built of a grand City of Arts and Sciences concept designed by the Valencia-born and internationally known architect,
2004 – Wales Millennium Center, Cardiff, Wales
Architect: Percy Thomas Partnership
Opened in November 2004, the Wales Millennium Center has hosted performances of opera,
2008 – National Opera House, Wexford
Architects: Office of Public Works & Keith Williams Architects
The new 7,235sqm purpose-designed opera house contains two theatres the principal auditorium 780 seats,
