[Group] Royal Italian Opera

The premiere opera company in London

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Opera in London means Italian Opera – the stages of London’s Opera houses are in the 19th century the most important and lucrative venues for Italian operatic culture in the world. The two main competitors, Her Majesty’s Theatre and the Royal Italian Opera, engage international star singers and composers and pay them exorbitant fees to entertain high society, especially during the London social season. Opera in London is fashionable, exclusive and dressy; appearances are everything and the fame of leading singers far outshines the stars of the theater world.

The opera, like theater, is also a place for social transgression. Women can be seen crossdressing and performing as men in so-called trouser roles and dancers and actresses have the reputation of entertaining wealthy men in more than just their public capacity. The rivalries of female singers, the peculiarities of castrati and other stage related rumors are frequently reported in newspapers and satirical pamphlets.

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