While opera ticket prices have long been associated with those at the top end of the economic bracket, today’s Royal Opera House is making a strong effort to include a wider population with many seats at each performance priced at £40 and even less. Today, it stands as a key performance and creative hub in the city’s cultural landscape, while being a premier heritage landmark.Finally, of course, it is opera and ballet that beckon people night after night to this world famous venue. Some more enhancements to the venue include a motorized screen, co-axial ceiling speaker system, Four-zone volume control and all round wifi access. The restored facilities feature a 575-seater 3-level auditorium with an orchestra pit and state of the art technological upgradations, including acoustics, stagecraft, lighting and air-conditioning, alongside retaining the old- world charm of the proscenium stage, the royal boxes and the magnificent regal chandeliers. The building has since been recognized with an Award of Merit in the 2017 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
The building was included on the 2012 World Monuments Watch to raise awareness about its history and significance, and support preservation efforts. The Royal Opera House Mumbai, now one of the last remaining Baroque structures in the city, reopened after 23 years in October 2016. The space has been owned by the Royal Family of Gondal since 1952 and was eventually restored under the leadership of the late His Highness, Maharaja Shri Jyotendrasinhji of Gondal. The Royal Opera House, Mumbai is widely touted as Mumbai’s Cultural Crown Jewel and India’s only surviving Opera House.
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