Oslo Opera House

This new 400,000 square foot home for the Den Norske Opera & Ballett was commissioned by Statsbygg, who acted as property managers and advisors to the Norwegian government. The opera house has been designed to accommodate Den Norske Opera's 600-strong staff and also stands as a cultural monument. In short, it is the most important cultural building project in Norway for over 700 years. The facility includes a 1,400-seat opera house and a 400-seat flexible theatre in addition to several rehearsal and production spaces.

Services

Design brief, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification

Owner

Statsbygg

Users

Den Norske Opera and Ballet, touring productions

Acoustician

Brekker Strand Arup

Theatre Type(s)

Flexible theatre, Opera house

Seat Count(s)

1400, 400

Construction Type

New construction

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