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Lexington Opera House
401 West Short Street
Lexington ,
KY
859-233-3535
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Lexington Opera House is known as one of the premiere performing arts centers in the region. Originally constructed in 1886 after a fire destroyed the original theatre located on the corner of Main and Broadway, the “new” Opera House, designed by Oscar Cobb, opened it’s doors on July 19, 1887 and quickly gained a reputation as one of the most well-designed and well-equipped theatres in the nation. The theatre is an outstanding example of Lexington’s early prominence in the arts and helped garner the city’s reputation as “the Athens of the West.”
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