Japan grants Marrakesh opera $ 400,000

Japan granted the Opera of Marrakesh a 4 million Dirham (US$ 400,000) donation for equipment including sound and light, the Japanese embassy in Morocco said in a release Friday.

The donation, part of the Morocco-Japan cooperation, will be handed Monday by the Japanese ambassador to the local authorities in Marrakesh.

The Arab-Roman styled opera has an outdoor theatre with a 1200-seat accommodation.