The Detroit Opera House is an ornate opera house in the United States, located in Grand Circus Park Historic District of Detroit, Michigan. It is the home of the Michigan Opera Theatre and its productions. The 2,700 seat venue also hosts a variety of other events. The historic theatre opened January 22, 1922.
The theatre is located at 1526 Broadway Street and was originally designed by C. Howard Crane, having created other prominent Detroit theaters such as The Fillmore Detroit, Fox Theater and the Detroit Symphony's Orchestra Hall. Architect Eric J. Hill participated in an extensive restoration of the building which reopened in 1996.
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