The theatre has become the biggest performing centre in southern China and is one of the three biggest theatres in the nation alongside Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts and Shanghai's Shanghai Grand Theatre. May 2010 saw American filmmaker Shahar Stroh direct the premiere production of the opera house: Puccini's opera Turandot which had in previous years been a controversial opera in China.The project cost 1.38 billion yuan
With the total building area about 70000 square meters, the maximum length of Guangzhou Opera House is about 120m, maximum height is
43m. The whole Opera House is of the total area of 42000 square meters, including the large theater for 36400 square meters, multifunctional theater for 7400 square meters, and other matching architecture for 26100 square meters. The "Large gravel" includes a large theater with 1800 seats, recording studio and art exhibition hall, etc., and the "Small gravel" includes a multifunctional theater with 400 seats, and others etc.