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Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A .B .Solovyanenko was opened in Donetsk in 1941 with the premiere of Mikhail Glinka's opera Ivan Susanin .The solemn monumental architecture of the theater building underlines its appointment .Since the first seasons, the performances of which took place with the participation of artists from Moscow and Leningrad, the theater was on the path of innovation and orientation to the audience .Numerous visiting performances, educational activities, staging of new performances and diverse concert programs were typical for the theater troupe during all periods of his life .To this we must add the active activity of the troupe during the Great Patriotic War: the number of performances and concerts given by the theater staff in military units and hospitals is counted in hundreds of .

Almost immediately after the war, in 1946, a choreographic studio was organized at the theater, the graduates of which constantly joined the troupe, thanks to which the ballet repertoire of the theater was constantly replenished with new bright performances by contemporary and classical authors. Thanks to the innovative activity of theater directors, among musicians of the USSR, the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater was considered "the laboratory of modern opera."

It was on the Donetsk stage that the performances of many young Ukrainian authors and authors from the Union republics were staged for the first time.
Premiere in the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater

Repertoire

In the contemporary repertoire of the theater dozens of magnificent opera and ballet productions, by which not only the theater is proud, but the whole Ukraine .Various concerts, operettas, themed evenings attract a huge number of spectators to the theater .Broad contacts of the theater with colleagues from other countries .In particular, one of the main events of the 2012 season is the staging of Richard Wagner's opera The Flying Dutchman, over which Ukrainian and German musicians work .Since 1993, the theater has hosted the "World Ballet Stars" festival, which was founded by People's Artist of Ukraine Vadim Pisarev .Among the participants of the festival - more than 300 talented dancers from 25 countries of the world .

The prices for tickets fluctuate usually from 20 to 120 hryvnia. The most expensive tickets for ballet premieres - up to 180 hryvnia.

Tickets for children's performances in accordance with the price policy of the theater are cheaper: from 20 to 70 hryvnia. You can buy tickets at the theater ticket office from 10.00 to 19.00. Online ticketing is not carried out.

Interiors

The interiors of the theater are decided in classical style, which perfectly blends in with the music performed here. Each element of the auditorium has not only decorative but also functional purpose, it forms acoustics and allows you to enjoy the music to the fullest. The mechanized scene gives room for creative imagination of decorators and stage designers. Perfectly decorated spacious foyers complete the picture.

Coordinates

There is a theater at st. Artyom, 82, you can get to it by bus number 2, trolleybus number 2, shuttle bus number 2 - stop "Prospect Gurova."