The opera house, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, is known for its avant-garde twin-boulder design and challenging angles. Efforts to conquer technical difficulties in construction have been rewarded: the opera house evokes poetic associations with two boulders washed ashore from the river.
In its web-like exoskeleton, the opera house includes a 1,800-seat theater as well as a multipurpose hall and support facilities. It was inaugurated by a lavish production of Giacomo Puccini's Turandot directed by American Shahar Stroh on May 6 this year