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Royal Opera House

1,988 Reviews

#4 of 41 things to do in Muscat

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Al Kharijiyah Street, Muscat 113, Oman

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“box office”(20 reviews)

“beautiful building”(93 reviews)

“classical music”(19 reviews)

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new_world_travellers

London

923531

Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

Impressive opera

The new Royal Opera house is absolutely beautiful. It would have been great to see a live performance as the inside is stunning.

Date of experience: December 2018

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Laurence771

Rotherwick, United Kingdom

456677

Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

First visit to The Opera House Muscat

Whilst staying in Muscat we booked a Mystical Muscat city tour and amongst other interesting buildings we visited was the exceptionally beautiful newish Royal Opera House. Like the Grand Mosque nobody knows how much it cost to build as it was a gift to the...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Monck

Abbotsford, Canada

12247

Reviewed 1 week ago

Royal it is

The opera house and the grounds are immaculate the open area by the Opera House shines like a skating rink. An absolutely beautiful building unfortunately the day we were there the Opera House was closed to the public and I would really like to have...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Ibnebatutariz2018

Muscat, Oman

513

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Shopping at opera house

Opera house Muscat has beautiful shopping center which has unique shopping outlets . Recently shopping center is extended and getting bigger

Date of experience: July 2018

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Formose P

Muscat, Oman

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

A must visit when in Muscat

The most stupendous and resplendent building in Muscat, in my opinion.This building has some of the best Opera concerts in the region and holds the best restaurants in luding Al Angham and Fauchon, which are my favorites.The location is perfect as it's centrally located and...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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Tambli

Engelberg, Switzerland

12235

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

I feel in love!

What a masterpiece in architecture! Take the tour (20 minutes- 3 OMR) and learn all about the intricate details of this building. State of the art equipment, seats etc and very knowledgeable guides/staff. I would make sure to attend an opera when there next(btw these...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Johnny W

Paris, France

Reviewed 1 week ago

Opulence from the begining to the end

A choice of places to eat, watch a show or socialize with friends & family in a luxurious surrounding, what could be better.

Date of experience: November 2018

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beast9268

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Beauty

Amazing and beautiful . Pride of Oman. Very beautiful from inside as well as outside. We will come for the opera this weekend2.

Date of experience: November 2018

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healthyeater41

Bristol, United Kingdom

8316

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Amazing architectural feat

Designed by the same architect who worked on The Grand Mosque, this is another inspiring building. It’s beautifully designed, grand but functional. It’s worth joining a short tour so that you can be taken into the auditorium.

Date of experience: November 2018

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bestregardsfromfar

Paris, France

24687

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Take a tour and see a show!

The Royal opera house is a must visit in Muscat. Its modern architecture respects the traditional Omani style. You can take a very interesting guides tour to visit the delicate inside, and we would definitely recommend you to attend a performance (you can even borrow...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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499rashidar

What are the charges for the tour

3 August 2018|

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sorry I'm late in responding. No idea of tours prices.

DDDJ_64

Is it possible to explore the gardens?

5 April 2018|

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I don't think they have a special garden they however have a area within the opera house that has a small garden to the rear and front of the opera house