The Cairo Opera House Theatres

The National Cultural Centre is proud of its theatres which are equipped with the most advanced facilities not only in the Middle East but in the whole of the African continent.

Consequently, the main focus is on opening up new prospects in the region by introducing cultures and arts from all over the world to its audiences and improving the efficiency of its performing companies. These are the Cairo Symphony Orchestra with its A Cappella Choir, the Cairo Opera Ballet Company, the Cairo Opera Orchestra, the Cairo Opera Company, the Cairo Opera Choir, the Modern Dance Theatre Company, the Religious Song Ensemble, the Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music, the National Arab Music Ensemble, the Heritage Ensemble for Arab Music, and the Cairo Opera Children’s Choir.

The National Cultural Centre includes seven theatres:

  - Main Hall (1200 seats)

  - Small Hall (350 seats)

  - Open Air Theatre (600 seats)

  - El Gomhouria Theatre (648 seats)

  - Arab Music Institute (300 seats)

  - Sayed Darwish Theatre, Alexandria (1000 seats)

  - The Roman Amphitheatre at Kom El Dekka, Alexandria (650 seats)

Additionally, there are teaching and rehearsal spaces, dressing rooms, an art gallery, a music library, a decoration workshop, a museum, VIP halls and a restaurant.