The Opera House is a proscenium theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, located on Manners Street opposite Te Aro Park.
It was named The Grand Opera House in May 1913 with a plan to open early on Boxing Night that year.
[5] The original seating upholstery was made and installed by the Wellington company Kirkcaldie & Stains, and the interior features fine plaster mouldings and an ornate dome.
[6] A photo hanging in the dress circle foyer alcove is of Phyllis Porter a dancer in the J.C. Williamson Peep Show Company in 1923 who died in Wellington Hospital after her costume caught fire.
[10] The refit also included an award-winning restoration of its original interior features, by a local architect and 14 painters and artists.