Dubai Opera is celebrating its 100th performance by selling 100 premium tickets for the equivalent of just 22p each.
The Dh1 tickets for the 3pm performance of La Boheme tomorrow (Saturday), were snapped up in a matter of minutes. Standard tickets for the show cost Dh300 (€77/£67/$81.67).
Dubai Opera opened in August 2016, with a performance by Spanish tenor Placido Domingo. Since opening its doors, the 1,900-capacity venue has welcomed more than 150,000 visitors, including tennis star Roger Federer.
In its opening months, Dubai Opera has hosted 22 productions and welcomed 1,304 performers of 56 nationalities. The venue’s most successful show so far was Les Miserables, which shifted more than 41,000 tickets over its three-week stay in the city. Cats and West Side Story have also been performed, while La Boheme, presented by the Welsh National Opera in Dubai, began yesterday (Thursday) and runs until Saturday.
“We’ve enjoyed incredible support from audiences since we opened our doors six months ago and we didn’t want to let the 100th show pass in the Year of Giving without making our own contribution in thanks,” said Dubai Opera’s chief executive, Jasper Hope.
“This special offer is a chance for absolutely anyone to enjoy premium seats at a world class venue for one of the most-loved operas of all time, for just one dirham per person.
“We’re so grateful for the amazing continued support from audiences in Dubai. The tickets were snapped up in no time at all and the lucky hundred are in for a great production on the occasion of our 100th performance,” Dubai Opera management said in a statement.
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