Cairo Opera House

El Borg Gezira Phone: ☎ +20-27370603

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Cairo Opera House, El Borg Gezira (Metro Opera), ☎ +20-27370603, [4]. Egypt's most important cultural stage, home to much more than just the opera. Founded in 1869 as the Royal Opera House by Khedive Ismail,, who commissioned Verdi's Aida, the original building was destroyed in a fire in 1971, so an entirely new one was built and opened in 1988. Today, it has two halls that can house 1300 and 500 people, as well as an outdoor theatre, and there are cultural performances virtually every night.