Guangzhou Opera House Theater

Address: Guangzhou Opera House, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Website: http://www.gzdjy.org/

Hours: Box office hours vary; performances typically in the evenings and weekends

Admission: Ticket prices vary by performance and seating; chamber performances and public events listed on the official box office

The Guangzhou Opera House is a major performing arts venue in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. Designed by architect Zaha Hadid and completed in 2010, it is one of the city’s signature contemporary buildings.

The complex houses performance spaces for opera, ballet, and orchestral concerts and features a dramatic glass-and-stone exterior that frames riverfront views. Public areas and plazas around the building are commonly used for photography and approach views of the architecture.

Commissioned as part of Guangzhou’s cultural development in the early 21st century, the opera house was designed by an international architect and opened to the public in 2010. It has since hosted domestic and international performing arts productions.

Located in Zhujiang New Town on the Pearl River waterfront in central Guangzhou, the opera house is within the city’s new commercial and cultural district and accessible by public transit.

• Design and opening: Designed by the architect Zaha Hadid and completed in 2010, the building is noted for its distinctive contemporary form and riverside location.
• Riverside location: Sited in Guangzhou’s Zhujiang New Town on the banks of the Pearl River, offering views across the water and access from the city’s central business district.

Located in Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District. Take Guangzhou Metro Line 3 or Line 5 to Zhujiang New Town station; the opera house is a short walk from exits serving the central business district and public plaza.

• Book tickets well in advance for major productions-Guangzhou is a major cultural hub
• Arrive at least 30 minutes early to admire the exterior angles and public plaza
• If interested in architecture, request a seat with a good view of the stage's lateral walls-the acoustics and lines are part of Zaha Hadid's design intent