Built in 1911 it was a symbol of Bombay's grandeur set in its colonial past. Located in the city's central core it long lay decrepit and unused as a mute testimony to its once strong but later almost-dead Western music influence.
So well-known was the site that the district around it was popularly known as Opera House to public transport, taxis and indeed all city dwellers. It evolved to a bustling middle class residential and commercial area. Few expected that one day the landlords, one of India's former ruling families would take on the task of restoring the Opera House to its former glory. They could have taken the easier but more profitable way out by selling what would have been a slice of very expensive and desirable real estate. But here we are, with the Opera House all ready to open with the inaugural operatic debut featuring Goan Patricia Rozario. A fitting turn of the circle for Bombay's Goan past where butlers and bakers were the community's first immigrants, right to the point where Bombay's Grand Ole Opry is found doing the honours to the community by opening its doors to the mellifluous voice of a world famous Goan diva. https://www.google.ca/amp/m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/Its-curtains-up-at-Mumbais-Opera-House/amp_articleshow/54937101.cms?client=safari Roland Francis Toronto.
