Ha Noi Opera
Incidents of Travel > Northern Vietnam > Ha Noi

Patrons on the central staircase of the Opera House (Na Hat Lon,or "House Sing Big.") This elegant building, originally constructed in 1911 and modeled on the Palais Garnier in Paris, has recently been renovated.

This performance featured an internationally known Vietnamese tenor performing with a female chorus in a program of classical Western and contemporary Vietnamese music.