Coordinates: 36°51′29.5″N 76°17′24.1″W / 36.858194°N 76.290028°W / 36.858194; -76.290028
The Edythe C. and Stanley L. Harrison Opera House, also known as the Harrison Opera House, is the official home of the Virginia Opera in the Ghent district of Norfolk, Virginia. Once a World War II USO theater, this historic venue was renovated in 1993. Τhe renovated Harrison Opera House has 1,632 seating capacity.
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And tiers of eyes, like mine enlarged by belladonna,”
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And blew him out on the icy crust
That cased the world, and he was gone!”
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