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Grand Opera House Review
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Grand Opera House
- Address: Great Victoria St., Central District, Belfast
- Phone: 028/9024-1919
- www.goh.co.uk
- Category: Arts/Performance Venues
- Location: Central District
Fodor's Review:
The Grand Opera House exemplifies the Victorians' fascination with ornamentation, opulent gilt moldings, and intricate plasterwork. The renowned theater architect Frank Matcham beautifully designed the building in 1894. In the past five years, the theater has undergone a massive extension program that has almost doubled its size, thanks to a brand new foyer bar, café, and party room. Contemporary Irish artist Cherith McKinstry's exquisite angel-and-cherub-laden fresco floats over the auditorium ceiling. You can take a tour of the opera house, but by far the best way to see and enjoy the place is to attend a show. The theater regularly hosts musicals, operas, plays, and concerts.
- Cost: £3
- Open: Tours Sat., hrs vary, so phone ahead
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