The building of the Gothenburg Opera is relatively new: its construction began in September 1989 and was completed fairly quickly, largely due to the large budget (more than 6 000 depositors). The official opening was held in 1994.

The Gothenburg Opera house is a theatre with its magnificent halls, designed in classic style, and unique technical equipment. It's a pretty big building: 160 meters long and 85 meters wide, the total area is 28 700 square meters. Area only one main scene is 500 square meters and it is equipped with four movable platforms, each of which can withstand a weight up to 15 tons, and moreover, can drop down to 7 meters. The auditorium is designed for 1301 place, an orchestra pit for 100 musicians. At the theater it is not just Opera but ballet and musicals and operettas.

Architect Jan Iskowitz during construction of the building took as a basis the principle of airiness and lightness. The outer shape of the Gothenburg Opera is in perfect harmony with its surroundings: the magnificent landscape with an abundance of light and space, technical facilities of the harbour, bridges, gracefully overhanging the water, the strength, softness and elegance of the ships and the excellent aerodynamic shape of the sail. Jan Iskowitz wanted enchanting and magical world of Opera was reflected in the architecture: the colonnade as a symbolic curtain, towers like a giant lighting equipment, shape, and color scheme of the hall as a tribute to tradition.