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Covent Garden  The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. One of the great lyric theatres, during its accomplished history the Royal Opera House has played host to some of the finest ballet companies, opera companies, and orchestras in the world. | London square (named from the convent garden once on the site) laid out by Inigo Jones in 1631. The buildings that formerly housed London's fruit and vegetable market (moved to Nine Elms, Wandsworth 1973) have been adapted for shops and restaurants. The Royal Opera House, also housing the Royal Ballet, is here; also the London Transport Museum. |
Covent Garden| Popular name of the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, London, England. The present building was completed in 1858 after two previous ones burnt down. The Royal Ballet is also in residence here. |
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Albery, Tim
Allen, Thomas
Armstrong, Richard
Atherton, David
Baltsa, Agnes
Billy Budd
Böhme, Kurt
Burrows, Stuart
Carosio, Margherita
Christoff, Boris
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Dernesch, Helga
Downes, Edward
Ellsworth, Warren
Evans, Anne
Evans, Geraint Llewellyn
Freni, Mirella
Friedrich, Götz
Midgley, Walter
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| Philander and Gustavus, after having raised their reputation by their Performances in the Theatrical Line at Edinburgh, removed to Covent Garden, where they still exhibit under the assumed names of LUVIS and QUICK. (for walk she doth in the print) to Covent Garden church, with a starved foot-boy behind carrying her prayer-book. The fact is, I have been out on your account - not that that is any excuse - for I thought, coming from the country, you might like a little fruit after dinner, and I went to Covent Garden Market to get it good. |
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