Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
مسرح سيد درويش
An old theatre completed in 1921 in imitation of the Vienna State Opera, with baroque gilded boxes, still staging opera, symphony concerts and Arabic music today.
The theatre was originally called the Mohamed Ali Theatre. It opened in 1921 and was designed by a French architect, with its exterior and auditorium modelled on the opera houses of Vienna and Paris. It was later renamed after Sayed Darwish, the “father of modern Egyptian music,” and reopened as the Alexandria Opera House after restoration in 2004. The interior is usually closed when there are no performances. Performances can be checked on the official website, and tickets are affordable. It is on Fouad Street, close to the Graeco-Roman Museum.
Opening hours
Depends on performance times
Nearby sights
- Cavafy Museum
- Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue
- Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Mark
- Roman Amphitheatre (Kom El Dikka)
- Saad Zaghloul Square & Historic Cafés
- Graeco-Roman Museum
- Unknown Soldier Memorial (Alexandria)
- Alexandria Corniche