French Opera House

French Opera Opening Night Interior, New Orleans, c.1901
General information
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
Address541 Bourbon Street
Coordinates29°57′28″N 90°03′59″W / 29.95784250153318°N 90.06650816791144°W / 29.95784250153318; -90.06650816791144
Opened1859
Demolished1919

The French Opera House, or Théâtre de l'Opéra, was an opera house in New Orleans. It was one of the city's landmarks from its opening in 1859 until it was destroyed by fire in 1919. It stood in the French Quarter at the uptown lake corner of Bourbon and Toulouse Streets, with the main entrance on Bourbon. The site is currently occupied by the Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter.

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