An opera house may seem like a luxurious, rarely-visited place in today’s world, but back in the day, they were quite common. Places all over the country had opera houses, which functioned as entertainment venues similar to today’s theaters or concert venues. One spot that was once a thriving opera house is now the source of some of the strangest urban legends in Connecticut. The Ansonia Opera House has been officially closed for nearly 50 years, but it is said that mysterious creatures still dwell there.

Ansonia is a peaceful town on the banks of the Naugatuck River just north of Derby (which, interestingly enough, also has its own haunted opera house in Connecticut!)
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The Ansonia Opera House was constructed in 1870 and was at one point the oldest operating opera house in the state. It officially closed in 1971 and the building has remained mostly vacant since then.
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As occurs with most vacant buildings, trespassers have entered the premises many times over the last 50 years. Some are looking for trouble, others are interested in the history of the place. And many are paranormal investigators looking for signs of the otherworldly.
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Visitors claim to have seen ghostly orbs and floating specters. If you believe the rumors, there are more than 40 spirits inhabiting the opera house.
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One paranormal team claims to have seen a goat humanoid creature up on a balcony. They believe that the opera house serves as an interdimensional portal, which may explain why spirits seem to come and then suddenly disappear.
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You may not personally believe the rumors of the haunting, but many certainly do. Ansonia hosted the first-ever ParaConn, a paranormal convention in Connecticut, in the summer of 2021.
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