Hanoi Opera House

July 22, 2005 @ Hanoi Opera House

I went for a performance in Hanoi Opera House. The opera and musical performances is housed in the old colonial building (since 1911) and heard recently has been refurnished.


I got my ticket priced at 160,000 Duong (or RM40), which is supposed to be the top range ticket for the best seats in the house. I had chosen a box seat since I was watching alone. I wore a shirt and jeans. Seems not very strict with the dressings.



The performance started at 8pm sharp. The theme for that night was 'The Strings of Musics' and was sponsored by Malaysian Airlines, Petronas and Guoman Hotel. There were 2 pretty Korean lasses or violin players who attended Tchakovski music school in Russia.

The performances were impecably good. It really stirred up my emotions with their professional violin skills with lots of emotions put into the music.


The only thing that bothers me in the opera house was people taking pictures with flashes which may affect the musicians on the stage. Hope the organiser will take note of this in the future performances.

The next time when you visit Hanoi, don't forget to drop by at Hanoi Opera House, even if you are not a classical lovers. Experience it for yourself.