It lasted about three hours with a 20 minute intermission. An adaption by Lionel Bart of the classic Charles Dickens tale. The stage/set It was a small venue and mostly good seats. Beautiful interior and obviously some fine dining. Having already eaten at home, we just stepped in to look around. The Gelston House dates back to 1736 when it was built as a riverside hotel. Many theatergoers dine or have drinks at the old hotel/restaurant next door. No opera although, but many music and play performances. It is interesting that as we have traveled over the Northeast, many small towns will have an elegant old opera house. Since it is an old building, we had to walk up five flights to our balcony seats. The theater itself is in the top two floors within the five-story building.
The building was built in 1876 and despite the name is not a place for operas, but plays.
So, I got online and ordered our tickets to see Oliver! It is nestled into a small corner in the quaint, small village of East Haddam, right on the Connecticut River. The Goodspeed Opera House is definitely a return to a more elegant time. We found this beautiful local venue and began to check on its history and what was currently playing.
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