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Mumbai: Royal Opera House re-gained its beauty; restoration by Maharaja of Gondal

The Gujarat based Maharaja of Gondal bought the Opera House in 1952; his son, Jyotendrasinhji from princely family commissioned its restoration in 2010. royal-opera-housepf

Recently the curtains were raised at the Royal Opera House after a long span of 2 decades enlivening  Mumbai’s historic memory of yester years. The opulent Charni Road venue, opened its doors after 23 years. With restoration of its original 1916 glory. In the 1970s, the structure was remodelled as an art-deco cinema.The venue opens its plush 574-seat, three-tier auditorium with the inauguration of the MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Images) film festival on Wednesday.royal-opera-house-abroyal-opera-housena

Celebs like Neeta Ambani, Amitabh Bachchan, Shanker Mahadevan among other dignitaries were present at Re-opening of Opera House.

On Thursday, the Maharaja and Maharani of Gondal hosted a private opera performance on Friday by Bombay-born British soprano Patricia Rozario. “Mumbai needs an authentic venue where talent can be showcased as it used to be, says Maharani Kumud Kumari of Gondal. “I am an opera fan, and I am excited to watch shows here myself.”royal-opera-housein