Shanghai Grand Theater

Located in the northwestern corner of People's Square, the Shanghai Grand Theater covers 70,000 squat, meters. The theater covers an area of 62, 803 square meters, with 10 stories, two for underground, two for lofts and six on the ground. The Grand Theater housed three stages-a 1,800-seat main stage for ballets, operas and symphonies, a 600-seat medium theater for chamber orchestras and a small 200-seat auditorium for dramas and fashion show. Since its opening on August 27, 1998 the Shanghai Grand Theatre has successfully staged such shows and evenings as operas, musicals, ballets, symphonies, chamber music concerts, spoken drama and the Chinese operas.