Unannounced, Shanghai has a new opera house
mainOpposite my hotel in the French Concession, I see an impressive structure going up at the back of the Shanghai Conservatoire of Music.
It turns out to be a new opera house, opening in September.
Seating 400-500 and intended for training purposes, it has a profesional stage with a full orchestral pit. Any chamber opera ensemble that is looking for a venue in China need look no further.
The amazing thing is that no-one – even in Shanghai – seems to have heard about it.
You see it here first.
Probably a state secret
It was reported on over two years ago, wasn’t it? They claim 1200 seats, by the way.
https://kknews.cc/news/vaxv84q.html
From the architect:
http://www.christiandeportzamparc.com/en/projects/conservatoire-de-shanghai/