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    16 gorgeous original drawings of opera houses

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    These intricate drawings show how the world's greatest opera houses would have looked well before photography came along.

    1. Original opera house drawings

      1. La Scala, Milan

      This picture of a world-famous opera house in Milan dates from the late 19th century. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne. Picture: Getty

    2. Original opera house drawings

      2. The Imperial Opera House, Vienna

      This picture, showing Vienna's stunning Imperial Opera House, dates from around 1850. Picture: Getty

    3. Original opera house drawings

      3. Inside the Royal Opera House

      The auditorium and stage of the New Covent Garden Theatre in London, better known as the Royal Opera House or Covent Garden Opera House. Picture: Getty

    4. Original opera house drawings

      4. Festspielhaus, Bayreuth

      From circa 1876: The Festival House in Bayreuth, Bavaria, founded in 1876 and dedicated to the performance of Richard Wagner's operas. Picture: Getty

    5. Original opera house drawings

      5. Paris' Royal Academy of Music

      A performance at the Academie Royale de Musique (Royal Academy of Music) in Paris, now the Paris Opera. Original Artwork: Engraving by Fenner Sears after J Nash. Picture: Getty

    6. Original opera house drawings

      6. Covent Garden Opera House

      An exterior drawing of the Royal Opera House. Picture: Getty

    7. Original opera house drawings

      7. The Italian Opera house, Paris

      Confusingly, this Italian opera house is actually in Paris. The picture dates from the mid 19th century. Picture: Getty

    8. Original opera house drawings

      8. Stockholm Opera House

      This picture from 1845 shows Norr-Malm Square in Stockholm with the Royal Palace in the centre and the opera house to the left. Picture: Getty

    9. Original opera house drawings

      9. The Berlin State Opera

      Berlin's opera house on Unter Den Linden, circa 1850. An engraving by A. H. Payne after A. Carse. Picture: Getty

    10. Original opera house drawings

      10. Inside the London Opera House

      An inside view of the opera house in London, circa 1792. Engraved by Page, after Arnold, for the Carlton-House Magazine. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Picture: Getty

    11. Original opera house drawings

      11. The Italian Opera House, Haymarket

      Otherwise known as the King's Theatre in London's Haymarket, the Italian Opera House was built by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1728. This is how it looked before the fire of June 1789. Picture: Getty

    12. Original opera house drawings

      12. The State Opera House in Berlin

      Built around 1750, this Berlin opera house ended up being destroyed by a fire in 1843. Picture: Getty

    13. Original opera house drawings

      13. Inside the Lyceum Theatre

      The interior of the English Opera House, otherwise known as the Lyceum Theatre, London. More recently, the Lyceum has been home to blockbuster musicals rather than opera. Picture: Getty

    14. Original opera house drawings

      14. The Paris Opera

      The Royal Academy of Music in Paris, later the Paris Opera. Picture: Getty

    15. Original opera house drawings

      15. Covent Garden Opera House, London

      This shows the Royal Opera House in 1810, seen from Bow St. Engraving by F Hay from a drawing by R B Schnebbelie in Dr Hughson's 'Description of London'. Picture: Getty

    16. Original opera house drawings

      16. The Opernplatz, Berlin

      Later named the Bebelplatz, at the end of Unter den Linden in Berlin, Germany, this picture shows the Berlin Opernplatz around 1800. From left to right you can see the Berlin State Opera, St Hedwig's Cathedral and the library of the Humboldt University law faculty. Picture: Getty

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