00591 – Belfast | Grand Opera House

00591 – Belfast | Grand Opera House

City: Belfast
Country: Northern-Ireland

If one looks closely you can see the word CIRQUE written above Grand Opera House.

Circus building postcard Belfast, Ireland. Grand Opera House 1932

Extra information:

The building opened on 23 December 1895 as the ‘New Grand Opera House and Cirque’, it was designed by the renowned theatre and circus architect Frank Matchem. It was renamed the Palace of Varieties in 1904, changing its name to the Grand Opera House in 1909. Charlie Chaplin performed there in 1908. Luciano Pavarotti made his UK debut there.

Circus building postcard Belfast, Ireland. Grand Opera House 1932
Grand Opera House Belfast