The world’s most spectacular musical, The Phantom of the Opera, celebrated tickets going on-sale for its Middle Eastern debut by lighting up the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. For just 120 seconds, fans got a taste of what is to come on 16th October 2019 with a bespoke audio-visual show that illuminated the Dubai sky.

The show’s main characters including Christine and the Phantom himself were beamed onto the skyscraper which reaches 828m high, whilst scenes from the musical’s haunting chorus were watched in awe by spectators.

From 16th October 2019 and for a limited run, theatre lovers will have the opportunity to witness the multi award-winning Broadway and West End phenomenon written and directed by musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Dubai Opera.

The Phantom of the Opera is jointly presented by Broadway Entertainment Group and Dubai Opera to purchase tickets visit www.dubaiopera.com.

Dubai Opera is a truly unique venue and the city’s first purpose built multi-format performing arts theatre, situated in the heart of Downtown Dubai. With an iconic dhow-shaped design rooted in Emirati heritage, Dubai Opera offers the ultimate flexibility of a proscenium arch theatre, an acoustic concert hall and a 2000m2 flat floor event space, and is the definitive destination for quality entertainment productions and performances. Dubai Opera’s stage hosts an incredible array of world-class talent, with opera, ballet and classical music concerts and productions at the core, Dubai Opera also stages musical theatre, fashion shows, jazz, comedy, family shows and a full range of live entertainment.