During the French colonial period, Shahbandar's People's Party held their inaugural meeting at the old Damascus Opera House in 1925.

Compositions by contemporary Syrian composers have been performed by the SNSO, including works by Iraqi-born musician and educator Solhi al-Wadi, violinist Maias Alyamani,[3] pianist Malek Jandali,[4] or Zaid Jabri, featuring Syrian musicians with international careers, like clarinet soloist Kinan Azmeh.

According to a report in The Times of Israel, two students of the adjacent Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts were killed and several more seriously wounded.

By means of compressors, the air cushions are inflated to such an extent that they lift the 18-ton organ evenly and noiselessly until it floats above the ground.

Due to the ongoing civil war in Syria, the opera House lacks the money to maintain the instrument.