The government will build Macau’s first opera house next to the Macau Science Centre in Nape, public broadcaster Rádio Macau/TDM reported yesterday.
According to the unsourced report, the opera house project will be announced by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng in his 2021 Policy Address in the Legislative Assembly next month.
The report said the project’s location indicated that the government planned to transform Nape’s waterfront into a culture and tourism hub.
A promenade is under construction between the Macau Science Centre and Kun Iam Statue. The government plans to extend the promenade to Ma Kok Temple in Barra.
Macau has never had a purpose-build opera house. However, Chinese opera performances have been held in make-shift facilities such as outside Ma Kok Temple, while Western operas have been staged at Dom Pedro V Theatre and the Macau Cultural Centre as a part of the annual Macau International Music Festival.
