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Myar Opera House

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Myar Opera House

August 20, 2026

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El Paso’s theatrical life is traced through the rise of the Myar Opera House and the later development of community theater groups that shaped the city’s cultural identity. The Myar Opera House, opened on Dec. 15, 1887 by Henry M. Myar in a three-story Renaissance-style brick building on South El…

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