From the outset, performers have comprised a mixture of British and Commonwealth singers and international guest stars, but fostering the careers of singers from within the company was a consistent policy of the early years. When the company was formed, its policy was to perform all works in English, but since the late 1950s most operas have been performed in their original language. Since its inception, it has shared the Royal Opera House with the dance company now known as The Royal Ballet.
It brought a long annual season and consistent management to a house that had previously hosted short seasons under a series of impresarios.
Founded in 1946 as the Covent Garden Opera Company, the company had that title until 1968. Along with the English National Opera, it is one of the two principal opera companies in London. The Royal Opera is a British opera company based in central London, resident at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. The Royal Opera House, home of The Royal Opera
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