The Famous Landmark of Hanoi

Travelling to Vietnam isn’t complete without seeing Hanoi and its French Quarter. The French Quarter is perhaps the most resplendent part of this animated, bustling town.

The French architects blessed this section of town with wide Parisian boulevards, leafy green canopies, and superb examples of French Colonial architecture. It is also the best place in Hanoi to escape the hectic pace (and motorbikes) and takes quiet strolls up and down the avenues. The quarter also houses the 100-year old Hanoi Opera house, where concerts are held weekly for a modest sum.

Hanoi Opera House is a great construction built by the French Colonialist Government during the early years of the 20th century. Harley and Broyer were designers. This design was much modified by ideas of some architects. The work was started on june, 7th, 1901, undertaken by a local supervisor - Harley Architect. Mr Travary and Savelon were in charge of the construction. The work, the peak of which is 34 meters above the ground, was carried out in a total area of 2600 square meters with the 87-meter length and 30-meter width. The designers consulted Corankta Greek ancient architecture in combination with Tuylory Castle and Opera de Paris to form a unique architecture.

A little odd, this centuries-old French colonial building is a Hanoi landmark and hosts regular performances of operas and musicals by Vietnamese composers.  The opera house is a former Western artists and French musicians official stage for highly acclaimed performance.  This experience is also part of Azooki’s Hanoi Tour offering.

The theatre is the place where the Vietnamese Orchestra chooses to perform on regular basis, occasionally along with famous artists from all over the world. In the past the place had invited the violinist Hilary Hahn, the cellist Yo-yo Ma, the pianist Wolfgang Glemser or the conductor Gudni Emilsson. The two remarkable classical concerts performed annually at Hanoi Opera House are Toyota Concert and Hennessy Classical Concert, which both are international-scale performances with renowned classical artists.

Furthermore, there is other of craftsmanship occasions running from the customary Vietnamese music to the more stylish popular music by residential artists with high notoriety, for example, My Linh, Thanh Lam or Hong Nhung.

This opera house hosts a variety of performances which include: concerts, ballet performances, orchestra performances, musicals, and theatrical plays. The Hanoi Opera House consists of three levels with a total of 600 seats. Depending on the type of performance, the cost for admission to this theatre range in price from 500 vnd to 3,000,000 vnd.