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Shanghai Grand Opera House

Name: Shanghai Grand Opera House
Address: Shanghai

Shanghai Grand Opera House is a landmark performing-arts venue on the Expo Houtan waterfront, set along the convex bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, and designed by Snohetta.

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10.17.26

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1 Yongzhan Road, Shanghai. Open since October 2026.

The story so far

Announced 2019 est.

Broke ground Dec 18, 2019

Topped out Jun 2026Structure complete ~June 2026, now in fit-out; official opening set for 2026-10-17. Snøhetta + ECADI. Backfilling GFA (146,786 sqm), Houtan/Expo district, China. Confirms coming-soon.

archdaily.com

Construction complete Jun 23, 2026the Shanghai Grand Opera House was formally completed on June 23, 2026 and entered the countdown to its October 17 opening. It sits at No. 1 Yongzhan Road in Expo Culture Park, Pudong, with the 2,000-seat Harmony Hall, the 1,200-seat Soar Theatre, the 1,000-seat Open Stage and the Grand Atelier education space.

sh.people.com.cn

Opening date set Jul 6, 2026the Shanghai Grand Opera House will raise its curtain on October 17, 2026, launching an inaugural season of 82 performances across 47 productions that runs to February 2027.

snohetta.com

Opened Oct 17, 2026Officially opened October 17, 2026 with an opening concert per China Daily; also Travel Tomorrow

chinadaily.com.cn

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About the project

Shanghai Grand Opera House is a landmark performing-arts venue on the Expo Houtan waterfront, set along the convex bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, and designed by Snohetta. The roughly 146,786-square-metre building takes the form of an unfolding fan, wrapped by a sweeping helical staircase that carries visitors up a publicly accessible rooftop plaza open around the clock. Delivered with East China Architectural Design and Research Institute as architect of record, Theatre Projects on theatre planning, and Nagata Acoustics, its deep-red sculptural volumes shape performance halls whose fluid interiors are inspired by the movement of dance.