National People's Congress Representative Xu Zhong has proposed the establishment of a national opera performance market and the development of Shanghai into a "City of Opera." Opera serves as a universal cultural bond and represents a potential growth driver for economic development. In 2025, Shanghai's 18 municipal-level state-owned art troupes staged 10,677 performances, generating box office revenue of 380 million yuan and attracting 3.4978 million offline attendees. The proportion of opera performances has been increasing annually, with productions like "The Eternal Wave" achieving both artistic merit and commercial success. Shanghai should take on the roles of initiator, co-creator, and leader in forming a nationwide opera performance market, establishing a comprehensive and rigorous operational mechanism. Leveraging its resource advantages, the city aims to build itself into an "Opera City." A national opera market would facilitate the unified and coordinated development of the opera sector, strengthening cultural cohesion and solidifying platforms for cultural promotion. It would also foster deeper integration between Chinese culture and opera art. Through widespread art education, it can enrich the spiritual and cultural lives of the people, allowing opera to voice new cultural narratives and tell China's stories effectively. Furthermore, positioning Shanghai as an opera capital will stimulate sustained growth in artistic consumption, promote the integration of art普及 and cultural tourism, strengthen cultural exchange links, and attract high-end talent to settle in Shanghai. These efforts will lay a solid foundation for building a socialist international cultural metropolis.