The National Taichung Theater () is an opera house in the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone in the Xitun District of Taichung, Taiwan. The estimated area of the structure is . It was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito in collaboration with Cecil Balmond at Arup AGU. It was contracted on 11 November 2009 with construction planned for 45 months. The venue had a partial opening on 23 November 2014. It was officially opened in 2016.
History 1992: Taiwan government first proposed as National Musical House 2002: Jason Hu proposed to build in Taichung 2003: 6 billion TWD was allocated to the budget 2006: Contracted with a local company 2009: Contract signed with Toyo Ito 23 November 2014: Completed, opening ceremony held 2015: Closed for additional works to improve safety of visitors 25 August 2016: The National Taichung Theater became an artistic affiliate of the National Performing Arts Center
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See also National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei
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National Taichung Theater 臺中大都會歌劇院