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A historic opera house in Covent Garden, London, with the current building opened in 1858. Main auditorium seats 2,256. Home to The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet. Grade I listed building. Hosts opera, ballet, and occasional concerts. Tickets from 5 GBP for the 2025/26 season. Cinema broadcasts reach over 1,500 cinemas worldwide.
A 1,500-capacity historic concert venue in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, housed in a Chinoiserie-style building opened in 1865. Known for rock, pop, and eclectic programming.
A nonprofit concert venue in Copenhagen, Denmark, opened in 1996 in a 1956 building by architect Vilhelm Lauritzen. Three stages with capacities of 1,550, 500, and 200. Hosted 418 events with 733 artists and 248,198 guests in 2025. 95% self-produced. Regional Venue appointed by the Danish Arts Foundation.
