Opera and Ballet Theater (Nizhny Novgorod): about the theater, troupe, repertoire

The Opera and Ballet Theater (Nizhny Novgorod) has existed since the first half of the 20th century. His repertoire includes classics and works by Soviet composers. In addition to operas and ballets, there are operettas and musicals.

Cultural life of the capital of the Volga region

Theaters in Nizhny Novgorod enjoy a hugepopular with residents and visitors of the city. They are famous for their productions and actors all over the country. In total, 15 theaters operate in the city today. They are all different, each has its own repertoire, its own audience.

List of theaters in Nizhny Novgorod:

• Youth Theater.
• "Piano".
• State Academic Puppet Theater.
• "Comedy".
• Opera and Ballet Theater named after A.S. Pushkin.
• Studio "Progress".
• Chamber Theater of Opera and Musical Comedy named after V.T. Stepanova.
• "Raspberry ridge" (plastic and pantomime).
• The Drama Theater named after Maxim Gorky.
• "Vera".
• Culinary "Theater with taste".
• "Zoo".
• Educational Theater School of Evgeny Evstigneev.
• "Transfiguration."
• Two folk theater.

About the Opera and Ballet Theater

Театр оперы и балета (Нижний Новгород) открылся в 1935 The years of formation fell on the ambiguous Stalin era. Then there was the war and a period of difficult return to a peaceful life. In the 60-70s of the last century, it became the center of the cultural life of the city. In addition to the masterpieces of world classics, the repertoire includes works by Soviet composers A. Rybnikov, T. Khrennikov, S. Prokofiev, A. Petrov, A. Khachaturian and others. Since 1986, the Nizhny Novgorod Opera has held a festival of national importance among the ballet dancers “Boldin Autumn”. The famous director Boris Pokrovsky began his career in the Nizhny Novgorod opera. The artists of the theater successfully tour all over the world.

Repertoire

The Opera and Ballet Theater (Nizhny Novgorod) offers its viewers the following performances:

1. "Old photo".
2. "With the love of a woman."
3. "Silvia".
4. "La Traviata".
5. «White Acacia».
6. "Cossacks".
7. "Terem-Teremok".
8. "Love Stories".
9. "Bat".
10. "Mermaid".
11. The Esmeralda.
12. "Mr. X".
13. "Peer Gynt."
14. "Mozart and Salieri."
15. "Three pigs".
16. "Cherevichki."
17. "Coco Chanel".
18. "Boris Godunov".
19. "Mazepa".
20. "Floria Tosca".
21. "Bakhchisaray Fountain".
22. "Wait for me".
23. "Juno and Avos".
24. "Aida".
25. "The Bremen Town Musicians".
26. "Swan Lake".
27. "Madame Butterfly".
28. "Nutcracker".
29. "Maestro Dunaevsky."
30. "Faces of love, or Casanova."
31. «The Sevastopol Waltz».
32. "Snow White".
33. "Count Nulin".

Troupe

The Opera and Ballet Theater (Nizhny Novgorod) has gathered on its stage a whole galaxy of remarkable artists.

Troupe of the theater:

• U. Starkov.
• I. Leus.
• A. Silchuk.
• A. Ippolitova.
• A. Borodaeva.
• A. Koshelev.
• I. Dubrovin.
• P. Smaev.
• N. Maslova.
• D. Markelov.
• E. Myakishev.
• A. Sharovatova.
• V. Ryauzov.
• M. Bolotov.
• M. Snigur.
• E. Efremova and others.