Harrison Opera House

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 Neon District of Downtown Norfolk on the border of the neighborhood.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: music venue in Norfolk, Virginia, US
  • Also known as: “Municipal Auditorium”
  • Address: 160 East Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23510

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chrysler Museum of Art and USS Wisconsin.

Museum
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The is an art museum on the border between downtown and the Ghent district of . The museum was founded in 1933 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Harrison Opera House.

Museum
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is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Harrison Opera House.

Railway station
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is a Tide Light Rail station in . It opened in August 2011 and is situated on York Street between Yarmouth and Dunmore Streets in Downtown Norfolk. is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Harrison Opera House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntersville and Park Place Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in . It is located near downtown Norfolk. One of Norfolk's "most intact settlements remaining from the late 19th century," "is unique because it was not planned by a company or commission, but developed over time."…

Neighborhood
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Park Place is a neighborhood in the western half of . Its boundaries are roughly Granby Street on the east, Colley Avenue on the west, 23rd Street on the south and up to 38th Street to the north.

Quarter
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, is a national historic district located at . It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek…

Harrison Opera House

Latitude
36.85822° or 36° 51′ 30″ north
Longitude
-76.28998° or 76° 17′ 24″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Operator
Seven Venues
Open location code
8785VP56+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 407401711
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4775271
Wiki­data ID
Q12872618
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Greek—“Harrison Opera House” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هاريسون اوبرا هوس”
  • Greek: “Όπερα Χάρισον”

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