Major Opera Houses Covent Garden Theatre – London, England, 1732. 3,500 seats Metropolitan Opera House – New York, United States, 1883. 3,500 seats and 600 standing places Théâtre de la Monnaie – Brussels, Belgium, 1698 Opéra de Paris – Paris, France, 1669 Opéra Bastille – Paris, France, 1989 Vienna National Opera – Vienna, Austria, 1869. Known as the Vienna Court Opera until 1918 Théâtre de la Fenice - Venise (Italy) 1792 Scala – Milano (Italy) 1778 Staatoper – Berlin (Gremany) 1742 English National Opera – London (Great Britain) 1765 Back to top