OPERA Suite
The former Royal Opera House, known in Maltese as It-Teatru Rjal, was Malta’s foremost opera house and performing arts venue. It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and erected in 1866. In 1873 its interior was extensively damaged by fire but was eventually restored by 1877. The theatre received a direct hit from aerial bombing in 1942 during World War II. Prior to its destruction, it was one of the most beautiful and iconic buildings in Valletta. [1] After
several abandoned plans to rebuild the theatre, the ruins were redesigned by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and in 2013
it once again started functioning as a performance venue, called Pjazza Teatru Rjal.
