Khedivial Opera House [Caïro]
type: Item
label: Khedivial Opera House
label: Teatro khediviale dellOpera @it
label: ópera Khedivial @es
description: former opera house in Cairo, Egypt
description: operagebouw in Egypte @nl
Wikidata source: Q1572776
EUTA research ID II: 325
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Web: www.cairoopera.org
Country: Egypt
City: Caïro
EUTA building identifier: 6276
opening date: 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Carthalia ID: 871
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1869 by Avoscani and Rossi for the Vice King, Ismail Pacha, replacing an older theatre building. Opened 1 November 1869 with Verdi's Rigoletto. 850 seats. Completely destroyed by a fire on 28 Oct 1971.
Burnt down date: 1971-10-28T00:00:00Z