Stopera

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  • Mon-Sat 10:00 - 18:00 , Sun 11:30 - 18:00

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This hulking white pile between Waterlooplein and the Amstel houses both the stadhuis (city hall) and the opera, hence the name 'Stopera' (1986). The building's design was highly controversial, and protest delayed construction for two decades. When it was finally completed, one critic deriding the Stopera as having 'all the charm of an Ikea chair'. Our view: yea on the music theatre, nay on city hall.

See the website for details of performances in the Muziektheater. There are usually free lunch-time concerts on Tuesdays.