The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, presents some of the most accomplished ballet and opera artists in productions of world-renowned quality and remarkable scale. There have been three theatres on the site. The original theatre opened in December 1732 and served initially as a playhouse.

The first ballet was performed there in 1734, and the first opera (by Handel, who wrote many operas and oratorios for Covent Garden) later in the same year. The present building - the third on the Covent Garden site following two disastrous fires - opened in 1858 and has been known as the Royal Opera House since 1892. The Covent Garden complex was extensively transformed in several phases during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Harry Cory Wright's photographs explore every aspect of the Royal Opera House, from the red-and-gold auditorium and the rehearsal spaces of The Royal Ballet to the behind-the-scenes workshops where props, wigs, costumes, weapons and sets are created on site with extraordinary skill.

英国皇家歌剧院位于英国伦敦考文特花园（Covent Garden），它的前身是一座剧院，建于1732年。1734年**场芭蕾舞表演在此上演，随后德国作曲家Handel的歌剧开始陆续在这里上演，逐渐的被公众接受为歌剧院。现在的这座歌剧院建于1858年二战期间，除了歌剧院之外，它同时也是皇家芭蕾舞和管弦乐剧院。

英国皇家歌剧院还曾被法国作曲家称赞，说它能彰显“英国人***的一面”。剧院里面的装修十分精美，虽然很不幸的遭遇两次火灾重建，歌剧院也不断被翻新，变得十分现代化，并且还新增了两个芭蕾舞工作室、合唱排练厅、办公室和歌剧院彩排室以及更衣室，设备设施也更完善了。

哈里•科里•赖特（Harry Cory Wright）拍摄的照片展现了英国皇家歌剧院的方方面面，从金红色的礼堂和皇家芭蕾舞剧院的排练空间到幕后工作室，在这里，道具、假发、服装、武器和布景都是当场制止，且技术精湛。