Algiers Opera House
The Algiers Opera House, a modern building in Ouled Fayet that hosts concerts and shows. Audiences admire its architecture and find the staff kind and helpful. It lies about 30 minutes by car from the centre of Algiers.
The Algiers Opera opened to the public on 20 July 2016 with the National Symphony Orchestra, an Andalusian music ensemble and the National Ballet. The building was a gift from China to Algeria. It is named after Boualem Bessaih, whom the opera describes as a statesman and a man of culture.
Inside, the main hall has 1,087 seats, plus 274 seats on the balconies. The stage measures 27 m by 20 m, on a site of 40,000 square metres.
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