Taras Shevchenko Opera House
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| Address: |
Volodymyrska 50 Shevchenko Raion |
| City: | Kiev |
| Coordinates: | 50 ° 26 '48 " N , 30 ° 30' 45" E |
| Architecture and history | |
| Construction time: | 1898-1901 |
| Opened: | September 1901 |
| Spectator: | 1650 seats |
| Architect: | Viktor Schröter |
| Named after: | Taras Shevchenko (1939) |
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| Website: | www.opera.com.ua/ |
The Taras Shevchenko Opera House ( Ukrainian Національна опера України імені Тараса Шевченка Nazionalna opera Ukrajiny imeni Tarassa Shevchenka ) is an opera house in Kiev . In 1992 the house received the status of a national opera .
As early as 1867, operas and ballets had been performed regularly in the Kiev City Theater, and the year 1867 is still considered the founding year of Kiev Opera. After the old theater building burned down in 1896, a new city theater was built in the styles of rationalism , baroque and neo-Romanesque from 1898 to 1901 . The facade was richly decorated in the neo-renaissance style. The builder was Viktor Schröter . The house was inaugurated in September 1901 with the opera A Life for the Tsar by Michail Glinka . At the time of the inauguration, the house was considered the Russian theater with the largest and most modern stage. In addition to local pieces, works by foreign authors and composers were always played.
Russian Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin was shot in the chest and seriously wounded by two pistol shots while visiting the opera on September 14, 1911. He passed away four days later. Since 1939 the house has borne the name of Taras Shevchenko , whose bust was also placed above the portal. The building survived the Second World War without major damage. In 1988 the opera house was renovated and the stage was enlarged again. The interior can now accommodate up to 1650 visitors.
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- ↑ History of the Opera on the Opera House website; accessed on June 9, 2017 (Ukrainian)