Royal Albert Hall Royal Commission bought Gore House and its grounds (on which the Hall now stands) on the advice of the Prince. Progress on the scheme was slow and in 1861 Prince Albert died, without having seen his ideas come to fruition. However, a memorial was proposed for Hyde Park, with a Great Hall opposite. The proposal was approved and the site was purchased with some of the profits from the Exhibition. Once the remaining funds had been raised, in April 1867 Queen Victoria signed the Royal Charter of the Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences which was to operate
In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall of their other albums in chronological order, representing the twenty years of evolution in the band's music. The cover art is purposely similar to that of Deep Purple's "Concerto for Group and Orchestra", which was recorded at the same venue in 1969, "underlining the band's longstanding love for their prog-rock roots". In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall is a live double album by Swedish progressive metal and progressive rock band Opeth. The DVD was recorded on 5 April 2010. It was released on 20 September 2010 in Europe and on