{"id":97466,"date":"2026-11-04T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97466"},"modified":"2026-11-04T09:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T01:15:01","slug":"inside-the-shanghai-grand-opera-house-a-us590-million-performing-arts-marvel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97466","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Shanghai Grand Opera House, a US$590 million performing arts marvel"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Even before its doors opened on October 17, the striking, gleaming-white landmark had long redefined the skyline along the Huangpu River in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

The Shanghai Grand Opera House, which took 10 years to build, is a massive spiral structure rising above the Expo Culture Park in the Chinese city\u2019s Pudong New Area that captures the gaze of passing ferry passengers and riverfront walkers. By day, it resembles a Chinese hand fan<\/span>; by night, glowing against the water, it evokes a pearl nestled inside a shell.<\/div>\n

A modern architectural marvel<\/h3>\n

Costing 3.9 billion yuan (around US$590 million), the performance venue designed by Norway\u2019s Oslo-based architecture firm Snohetta in collaboration with the East China Architectural Design & Research Institute was created to accommodate both Western and Chinese opera performances.<\/p>\n

It features a grand exterior staircase that spirals seamlessly into an expansive geometric roof. The rooftop space, which serves as a civic plaza, observation deck and open-air performance space, is free to enter and accessible year-round.<\/p>\n

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The Shanghai Grand Opera House was designed by Oslo-based architecture firm Snohetta in collaboration with the East China Architectural Design & Research Institute and cost 3.9 billion yuan. Photo: Yumeng Zhu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Inside the 147,000 square metre (1.6 million square foot) complex are three venues with a combined capacity of 4,200 seats: the flagship 2,000-seat Harmony Hall, the 1,200-seat Soar Theatre for smaller-scale opera, dance and drama, and the 1,000-seat Open Stage for experimental works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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