National Register of Historic Places

Lyric Theatre (Additional Documentation)

Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
Listed
September 25, 2024
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000131

About this property

The Lyric Baltimore is a music venue in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, located close to the University of Baltimore law school. The building was modeled after the Concertgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam, and it was inaugurated on October 31, 1894, with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Australian opera singer Nellie Melba as the featured soloist. Beginning in 1904, it was also used for touring performances by the Metropolitan Opera, and from 1950, it was the home of the Baltimore Opera Company until that company's liquidation in 2009. The venue was originally called The Music Hall at its founding in 1894. Between 1909 and 2010, it was known as the Lyric Opera House. When entrepreneur and football team owner Art Modell and his wife pledged a $3.5 million donation in 2010, it was renamed The Patricia & Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in their honor. The name reverted to "Lyric Baltimore" on March 31, 2021. Lyric Baltimore was home of the Lyric Opera Baltimore, founded after the demise of Baltimore Lyric Opera, from 2011 to 2017.

Location

124 W. Mt. Royal Ave.
Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore County, Maryland
39.30579, -76.61876

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Sources

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Lyric Theatre (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 2024.

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Lyric Theatre (Additional Documentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lyric Theatre (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the industrial era.

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