Grand Opera House

Grand Opera House may refer to:

in Canada
  • Grand Opera House (Toronto)
in England
  • Grand Opera House (York)
in France
  • Palais Garnier in Paris, often called the "Grand Opera House"
in Northern Ireland
  • Grand Opera House (Belfast)
in the United States
  • Grand Opera House (Wilmington, Delaware)
  • Degive's Grand Opera House, Atlanta, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Fulton County, Georgia
  • Grand Opera House (Macon, Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Georgia
  • Beardstown Grand Opera House, Beardstown, Illinois, NRHP-listed, in Cass County
  • Grand Opera House (Dubuque, Iowa), NRHP-listed
  • Brown Grand Opera House, Concordia, Kansas, listed on the NRHP in Kansas
  • Grand Opera House (St. James, Minnesota), NRHP-listed, in Watonwan County
  • Grand Opera House (Meridian, Mississippi), NRHP-listed
  • Grand Opera House (New York City): see Pike's Opera House
  • Vale Hotel and Grand Opera House, Vale, Oregon, listed on the NRHP in Oregon
  • Grand 1894 Opera House (Galveston, Texas), NRHP-listed
  • Grand Opera House (Uvalde, Texas), NRHP-listed
  • Grand Opera House (Seattle, Washington)
  • Oshkosh Grand Opera House, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, listed on the NRHP in Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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