War Memorial Opera House
War Memorial Opera House Location in Central San Francisco | |
| Address | 301 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′43″N 122°25′15″W / 37.7786°N 122.4208°W |
| Owner | San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center |
| Capacity | 3,146 seated 200 standing |
| Type | Opera house |
| Public transit | |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1932 |
| Rebuilt | 1993 |
| Architect | Arthur Brown Jr., G. Albert Lansburgh |
| Tenants | |
| San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet | |
| Website | |
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The War Memorial Opera House is an opera house in San Francisco, California, United States, located on the western side of Van Ness Avenue across from the west side/rear facade of the San Francisco City Hall.
It is part of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center. It has been the home of the San Francisco Opera since opening night in 1932.
It was the site of the San Francisco Conference, the first assembly of the newly organized United Nations in April 1945.
It was also where the Treaty of San Francisco was signed, which reestablished peaceful relations between Japan and the Allies after World War 2 in September 1951.