National Negro Opera Company

National Negro Opera Company
The National Negro Opera Company House
National Negro Opera Company is located in Pittsburgh
National Negro Opera Company
Location of the National Negro Opera Company in Pittsburgh
Location7101 Apple Street, Homewood West neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°27′51″N 79°53′45″W / 40.4642°N 79.89571°W / 40.4642; -79.89571
Built/foundedHouse: 1908
Company: 1941
Architectural style(s)Queen Anne style
Governing body/ownerJonnet Solomon-Nowlin & Miriam White
PHMC dedicatedSeptember 25, 1994
CPHD designatedMay 20, 2008

The National Negro Opera Company (1941–1962) was the most successful African-American opera company in the United States. Although often mistakenly called the first due to its enormous successes, other African American opera companies (such as the Theodore Drury Opera Company) predate the NNOC.