Abay Opera House
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| Type | Theatre |
| Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 43°14′56″N 76°56′45″E / 43.24889°N 76.94583°E |
| Completed | 1941 |
| Opening | 1941 |
| Renovated | 2000 |
| Owner | municipality of Almaty |
Abay Opera House (Kazakh: Абай атындағы қазақ мемлекеттік академиялық опера және балет театры, romanized: Abaı atyndaǵy qazaq memlekettik akademııalyq opera jáne balet teatry) was built in Almaty in 1934 and named after Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher Abay Qunanbayuli.[1]
Founder (1934) and first director - Yevgeny Brusilovsky, who created eight national operas and a ballet ("Kyz-Zhibek", "Yer-Targhyn", "Aiman-Sholpan", "Birzhan and Sara", "Kamar-sulu" and others).
Over forty western and Kazakh pieces are performed, including operas, ballets and classical music performances.[2] Another famous opera staged in the Abay Opera House - "Abay", music by Akhmed Zhubanov and Latif Khamidi, libretto by Mukhtar Auezov.
The last renovation of the building was completed in 2000.
See also
References
- ^ "Abay National Theater and Opera House". Almaty. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Abay Opera House". Hg2 Almaty. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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