Groundbreaking of Hanoi Opera House project: Connecting Vietnamese culture with the world

VHO - On the morning of October 5, the Hanoi People's Committee and Sun Group officially started the project of Hanoi Opera House (Pearl Theater) and thematic cultural and artistic park in the Dam Tri lake area, Quang An peninsula (Tay Ho, Hanoi), with a total investment of 12,756 billion VND.

This is a key project in the cluster of works celebrating the 71st anniversary of the Capital Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2025).

Party and State leaders pressed the button to start the project

Attending the event were Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang; former Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; former Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong; Politburo member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai; former Politburo member, former Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi; Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Phan Tam...

Speaking at the ceremony, Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang said that the groundbreaking of the Hanoi Opera House and the Cultural and Artistic Park is not only the construction of a symbolic cultural project but also a milestone, a vivid demonstration to affirm the thinking and strategic vision of our Party and State.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang emphasized: “Hanoi Opera House is a place where the world's quintessence converges, the world's most outstanding advances converge, and is where we can enjoy famous art programs around the world.

But at the same time, this is also a place to spread Vietnamese cultural values ​​and Vietnamese talents to the world.

We hope this is proof of the beginning, to have more modern cultural works, so that the capital Hanoi is worthy of being a civilized, modern, green and beautiful capital.

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc affirmed: "In the context of deep international integration, investing in iconic cultural works is of great significance, affirming the position of the thousand-year-old capital, while promoting the image of Vietnam as innovative, creative, humane, integrated and sustainably developed.

The Hanoi Opera House and thematic cultural and art park project, once completed, will contribute to changing the appearance and enhancing the value of Hanoi, turning the capital into an international cultural and tourist destination.

Hanoi City commits to creating the most favorable conditions, accompanying and providing maximum support so that the project can be implemented on schedule, ensuring quality and safety."

Member of the Politburo, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang spoke at the ceremony.

According to the Investor, the Hanoi Opera House and thematic cultural and artistic park project is a large-scale cultural and artistic project built entirely with socialized capital from Sun Group Corporation.

The entire design, construction and operation process is closely managed and supervised by Hanoi city.

Hanoi Opera House was designed by architect Renzo Piano, one of the most influential architects of the 20th century.

As the first Italian to be included in the Top 100 most influential people in the world, architect Renzo Piano has received many prestigious awards during his 60-year career, such as the Pritzker Prize, considered the Nobel Prize of architecture.

With a total floor area of ​​approximately 40,980 m², the theater has two large auditoriums: Opera Auditorium (capacity of 1,797 seats); multi-purpose auditorium with a flexible mobile seating system for live music events, concerts... with a capacity of 1,430 standing seats and 216 balcony seats.

In addition to the two auditoriums, the Theater also has many other multi-purpose spaces such as the Main Hall, Rehearsal and Practice Room, Museum, Observation Deck...

This will not only be a place that can serve many different types of art performances such as symphony concerts, Broadway-style music performances, classical opera and ballet, award ceremonies, galas, large-scale entertainment performances... but also a space for cultural and artistic exchange and large-scale entertainment for the people of the Capital.

The most distinctive feature of the Opera House is its “unprecedented” dome architecture, inspired by the ripples of West Lake, with a super thin, super strong structure and covered with a pearl-effect material, reflecting the color of West Lake water according to the movement of time during the day.

Built to host world-class art shows and be a destination for world-famous artists, the Hanoi Opera House is expected to be on the list of the world's most famous art cathedrals in Paris, Milan, Berlin, London, New York, Los Angeles, etc.

The most distinctive feature of the Theater is its dome architecture.

This will also be a project that demonstrates the values ​​and cultural connections of the world with Vietnamese culture, bringing Vietnam to the world.

Hanoi Opera House is expected to be completed in 2027.

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