Cairo Opera House
 This article refers to the Cairo Opera House built in 1988. For its predecessor see Khedivial Opera HouseThe Cairo Opera House (Arabic: دار الأوبرا المصرية‎; Dār el-Opera el-Masreyya; literally Egyptian Opera House) part of Cairo's National Cultural Center is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egypt's finest musical groups it is located on the southern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River in the Zamalek district west of and near downtown Cairo.