It is the strange mixture of the Egyptian, that you can be in such a classy plcae dispite all problems Egyptians are facing now. The first Cairo Opera House was built in 1869 and was distroyed by fire in 1971. This is a new Opera house of Cairo, inaugurated in 1988.

located at the end of the famous "Kasr el nil bridge". international and local concerts are performing there. if you are going to attend a show in the Big theater, the dress code is "formal".,for other theaters ( small, open air...etc ), there is no dress code. shows of very high quality are "always" there. if you would like to... More

Cairo Opera House is very near to Tahrir Square, right the heart of golden area of Cairo (Zamaled Island) .. This place is the main venue Arts & Culture performance, hosting both local & international performances.. also art workshops for adults & for children, art galleries and a museum. Dress code : To visit the Opera,you must wear formal. but... More

Although all the exhibits I wanted to see were not accessible on the day I went, because they were being set up or renovated; this is still an Oasis in the middle of Cairo . In addition to opera house shows, there are exhibitions of contemporary Egyptian artists, a nice clean cafe where intellectuals meet, and nice gardens and sculptures,... More

The Opera house is situated on a small island which can easily be walked to over one of the bridges. There is a park around it with gardens. For geocachers, there is one called Cairo Opera House, located in one of the gardens. We met a caretaker there and he guided us to the cache, then offered the 3 of... More

the spirit of cairo , a real amazing place, different cultures, intersection point for the whole world and a real good place to get rid of all your stress and problems, staring with the concerts either for local or international bands, recitals for lots of artists and performances from all over the world, u have to visit its museums and... More

Yet, it is still a great place to visit and just see the building and the theater even if there is no shows

You either live in Cairo or you are one of our esteemed guests. Out of all Cairo’s attractions you definitely picked a good one, one of the best ones. The traffic, honking, and yelling—all are nicely muffled by the state of the art sound proof theatre. A safe haven where only sounds pleasant to the ear are allowed! You can... More

The Opera House is a beautiful building, huge, much bigger than we expected. They were painting some of the walls when i visited, but it didn't spoil the visit.