In addition, a Royal Charter had created a fruit and vegetable market in the area, a market which survived in that location until 1974. The success of this venture provided him with the capital to build the Theatre Royal (designed by Edward Shepherd) at the site of an ancient convent garden, part of which had been developed by Inigo Jones in the 1630s with a piazza and church. In 1728, John Rich, actor-manager of the Duke's Company at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, commissioned The Beggar's Opera from John Gay. The letters patent remained in the possession of the patentees' heirs until the 19th century their whereabouts are currently unknown. The foundation of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden lies in the letters patent awarded by Charles II to Sir William Davenant in 1662, allowing Davenant to operate one of only two patent theatre companies (The Duke's Company) in London. The main auditorium is a Grade I listed building. The proscenium is 12.20 m wide and 14.80 m high. The main auditorium seats 2,256 people, making it the third largest in London, and consists of four tiers of boxes and balconies and the amphitheatre gallery. The façade, foyer, and auditorium date from 1858, but almost every other element of the present complex dates from an extensive reconstruction in the 1990s. The current building is the third theatre on the site following disastrous fires in 18. Many of his operas and oratorios were specifically written for Covent Garden and had their premieres there. A year later, Handel's first season of operas began.
Originally called the Theatre Royal, it served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London.
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