Operas were staged at a variety of theaters in the city, but the most famous for generations was the New Orleans Opera House, better known in its later decades as the old French Opera House.
Operas were staged at a variety of theaters in the city, the first documented in 1776 at the Theatre de la Rue Saint Pierre. The city's most famous opera venue, however, was the New Orleans Opera House, better known in its later decades as the old French Opera House.