A Night at the Opera (1935) – Filming Locations
Comedy / Music · Directed by Sam Wood · Starring Groucho Marx, Kitty Carlisle
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Where was A Night at the Opera filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Interior scenes of the opera house, staterooms, and various backstage sequences. Most of the film was shot on MGM studio backlots and soundstages in Culver City, where elaborate sets of the opera house interior and ship were constructed
- New York, United States, New York – Exterior shots and establishing views of the opera house facade and New York streets. Location shots of the famous opera house and surrounding Manhattan area were used for opening and establishing sequences to set the New York setting