Marigny Opera House
New Orleans LA
2018

https://marignyoperahouse.org/weddings/

Now one of the most recognizably beautiful wedding venues in the country, the Marigny Opera House’s charm and aesthetic speaks for itself. The space is easily customizable to fit your dream ceremony, reception or both.

Marigny Opera House, also known as the Church of the Arts, is an opera house and performing arts center in Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans, Louisiana. The Marigny was originally a Catholic parish church known as Holy Trinity Catholic Church. It was closed by the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1997.

In 1847 Catholic priest J.M. Masquelet purchased a property on the corner of Dauphine Street and St. Ferdinand Street in Faubourg Marigny for $3,000 to build a parish church. He commissioned the architect Theodore Giraud to design the church building. The following year the structure was dedicated as Holy Trinity Church, a Catholic church serving the German immigrant community of the neighborhood.

The original church was destroyed in a fire in 1851. In 1853 a new church is built under the direction of Fr. Matthias Schifferer. In the late 1860s New Orleans suffered from an outbreak of yellow fever, which killed two of the church's priests. In 1873 a chapel was built and dedicated to St. Roch, whom the congregation credited with ending the outbreak. In 1876 the parish established St. Roch Cemetery at the site.

Holy Trinity opened a Catholic School in 1871, run by sisters of the Benedictine order. The school became a free parochial school in 1910. The church was damaged by Hurricane Betsy in 1965.

In 1997 Holy Trinity was closed and deconsecrated by the Archdiocese of New Orleans. In 1999 the Archdioceses removed the stained glass windows and organ from the building. The structure was badly damaged by flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

In 2011 the church building was bought by Dave Hulbert and Scott King, who converted it into a performing arts venue, and renamed it as the Marigny Opera House. In 2011 it hosted the New Orleans Fringe Festival.