Opera

=Opera or The Opera as a theatrical form=

=The Opera as the name for a venue=

Many theatre over the years, notably in the 18 and 19th centuries as well as 20th century theatre complexes, have simply referred to as "The Opera" or "The Opera House" by locals, journalists and even in adverts and other publications.

See for example The African Theatre in Cape Town.

However a venues few were actually named The Opera.

The four state theatres
The name The Opera was given to the opera venue in each of the four state theatres built by the provincial performing arts councils in the 1970-1980.

There is one each in the Natal Playhouse in Durban (capacity 1225), Nico Malan Theatre Complex/Artscape in Cape Town, the Sand Du Plessis Theatre Complex in Bloemfontein [**??] and the State Theatre Pretoria.

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