Opera House
The NCPA has four major auditoriums, the Opera House, the Concert Hall, the Theatre and Multi-functional Theatre.
Containing 2,081 seats, the Opera House is mainly for opera, dance drama and large-scale performances.
It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit that can hold a 90-musician orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.
Multi-functional Theatre
Multi-functional Theatre can meet the needs of chamber music, recitals, small theatre drama and opera, and modern dance with its 469 seats.
Its fresh yet elegant style suits chamber music, instrumental solo and vocal solo, drama and modern dance.
The auditorium has 19 rows of seats, totaling 498 (removable seats included). The Multi-functional Theatre was completed in September, 2009, officially put in use in October, 2009.
Its completion not only extended the functional capability of NCPA, but also added one more place to the number of small theatres in Beijing.
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SPECIAL STAGE
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Flutes & Piano
Flute & Piano
Oboe & Piano
Oboe & Piano
Flutes & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Piano & Clarinet
Piano Solo
String Quartet
Piano Solo
String Quartet
Piano Solo
Oboe & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Oboe & Piano
String Quartet
Oboe & Piano
Piano Solo
Oboe & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
String Quartet
Flutes & Piano
Flute & Piano
Flute & Piano
Piano Solo
Saxophone Quartet
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Flute & Piano
Violin & Piano
Violin & Piano
Saxophone Quartet
Saxophone Quartet
NOTE
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14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Flutes & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Flute & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Oboe & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Oboe & Piano
Flutes & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Piano & Clarinet
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
String Quartet
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
String Quartet
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Oboe & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Oboe & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
String Quartet
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Oboe & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Oboe & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
String Quartet
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Flutes & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Flute & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Flute & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Piano Solo
Saxophone Quartet
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Flute & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Violin & Piano
Violin & Piano
14:30 - 15:20
18:20 - 19:10
Saxophone Quartet
Saxophone Quartet
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111Dedicated to the staging of epic operas, ballets and dance dramas, the golden Opera House is considered the centerpiece of the NCPA. Its main tone is golden color, which looks glamorous and splendid. In the auditorium are the stalls and three higher levels of balconies, which can seat an audience of 2,207, including the venue of SRO. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit for the triple winds orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.
222Dedicated to the staging of epic operas, ballets and dance dramas, the golden Opera House is considered the centerpiece of the NCPA. Its main tone is golden color, which looks glamorous and splendid. In the auditorium are the stalls and three higher levels of balconies, which can seat an audience of 2,207, including the venue of SRO. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit for the triple winds orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.
Dedicated to the staging of epic operas, ballets and dance dramas, the golden Opera House is considered the centerpiece of the NCPA. Its main tone is golden color, which looks glamorous and splendid. In the auditorium are the stalls and three higher levels of balconies, which can seat an audience of 2,207, including the venue of SRO. It is equipped with a modern stage that can be moved up/down/backward/forward or rotated, a ballet stage that can slant, and a rising orchestra pit for the triple winds orchestra. All the cutting-edge staging mechanism provides artists with enormous possibilities of creative performance.