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Opera house
Theatre building used for opera performances / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the type of entertainment venue. For other uses, see Opera House (disambiguation).
An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera. Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, backstage facilities for costumes and building sets, as well as offices for the institution's administration.
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While some venues are constructed specifically for operas, other opera houses are part of larger performing arts centers. Indeed, the term opera house is often used as a term of prestige for any large performing arts center.