Opera house Opera house An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building. While some venues are constructed specifically for operas, other opera houses are part of larger performing arts centers. Indeed the term "opera house" itself is often used as a term of prestige for any large performing-arts center. The first public opera house was the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, opened in 1637. Italy is a country where opera has been popular through the centuries among ordinary people as well
Elkader Opera House Elkader Opera House The Elkader Opera House is a historic building located in Elkader, Iowa, United States. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 2012 it was included as a contributing property in the Elkader Downtown Historic District. The Opera House opened on November 27, 1903 replacing a previous opera house on the same location that was destroyed by fire the previous year. The first show performed on its stage was George M. Cohan's "The Governor's Son," which was performed by the Cohan Brothers. The Opera House was on the Chicago-Minneapolis circuit