Astor Opera House

The Astor Opera House (1847–1890), on Lexington Street, between Astor Place and East 8th Street, in Lower Manhattan in 1850
This 11-story building, now condominiums, replaced the old 1847 Astor Opera House building in 1890.

The Astor Opera House, also known as the Astor Place Opera House and later the Astor Place Theatre,[1] was an opera house in Lower Manhattan, New York City, on Lafayette Street between Astor Place and East 8th Street. Designed by Isaiah Rogers (1800–1869), in the Classical Revival style of architecture, inspired by the temples of Ancient Greece and Rome of two thousand years earlier. The theater was conceived by impresario Edward Fry, the brother of composer William Henry Fry (1813–1864), who managed the famed opera house during its entire history.[2][3]

  1. ^ Not the same as the current Astor Place Theatre
  2. ^ Newman, Nancy (2010). Good Music for a Free People: The Germania Musical Society in Nineteenth-century America. University Rochester Press. p. 40. ISBN 9781580463454.
  3. ^ Burrows & Wallace, p. 724