Royal Opera House Muscat
| Royal Opera House Muscat | |
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 Royal Opera House | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Arts Complex |
| Architectural style | Islamic architecture Italianate architecture |
| Location | Muscat, Oman |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Completed | 2011 |
| Opened | October 12, 2011 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Carillion Alawi |
| Website | |
| https://www.rohmuscat.org.om/en | |
The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) is Oman's premier venue for musical arts and culture. The opera house is located in Shati Al-Qurm district of Muscat on Sultan Qaboos Street. Built on the royal orders of Sultan Qaboos of Oman, the Royal Opera House reflects unique contemporary Omani architecture, and has a capacity to accommodate maximum of 1,100 people. The opera house complex consists of a concert theatre, auditorium, formal landscaped gardens, cultural market with retail, luxury restaurants and an art centre for musical, theatrical and operatic productions.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, who was the ruler of Oman during the opera construction, had been always a fan of classical music and arts. In 2001, the sultan ordered the building of an opera house. Initially called 'House of Musical Arts', the name 'Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM)' was finally chosen.[2] This opera house, which was built by Carillion Alawi,[3] became the first in the world equipped with Radio Marconi's multimedia interactive display seatback system, Mode23.[4] It was officially opened on October 12, 2011, with a production of the opera Turandot, conducted by Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo.[5]
Prominent guests
[edit | edit source]The opera house had an impressive first season, with performances by Plácido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, and soprano Renée Fleming. There have also been music performances by cellist Yo Yo Ma and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the American Ballet Theatre in a production of Don Quixote, The Paul Taylor Dance Company, the performance of Swan Lake by the Mariinsky Ballet, and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis with New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. There have been some Arab artists performing at the opera house as well such as Majida El Roumi as well as a tribute in honour of legendary Arab singer Um Kalthoum. In March 2013, Indian violin icon L. Subramaniam performed at the opera house and described it as the only orchestra in the Middle East composed entirely of musicians from the region.[6]
Gallery
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ROHM's main lobby
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ROHM's pipe organ
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Cuban National Ballet rehearsing on the ROHM's stage
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La traviata, opera by Giuseppe Verdi, October 2013
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Turandot, opera by Giacomo Puccini at the stage of the Royal Opera House Muscat
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Pipe organ concert with the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra
References
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External links
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- Royal Opera House Muscat official website Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
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