Since the Göteborgsoperan opened along the shoreline of the Göta Älv river and the Lilla Bommen harbor in 1994, it has been the venue for ballet, musical and opera and it hosts about 250 performances annually. Its large auditorium can seat more than 1,300 people and the orchestra pit accommodates up to 100 musicians. The architect, Jan Izikowitz, claims to have captured the wings of seagulls in his post-modernistic design. It is reported that the enormous Göteborg Opera building has over 1100 rooms.
