Iaşi Romanian National Opera
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Iaşi Romanian National Opera is a public opera house
and ballet company
institution in Iaşi
, Romania
.
The first performance at Iaşi Opera was on November 3, 1956 (the inaugural concert being Tosca
by G. Puccini), in the building of the Iaşi National Theatre
, a historic monument that had been built between 1894-1896 by the Viennese architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer
.
Opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...
and ballet company
Ballet company
A ballet company is a group of dancers who perform ballet, plus managerial and support staff. Most major ballet companies employ dancers on a year-round basis, except in the United States, where contracts for part of the year are the norm...
institution in Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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The first performance at Iaşi Opera was on November 3, 1956 (the inaugural concert being Tosca
Tosca
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900...
by G. Puccini), in the building of the Iaşi National Theatre
Iaşi National Theatre
The Iaşi National Theatre in Iaşi, Romania, is the oldest national theatre and one of the most prestigious theatrical institutions in Romania...
, a historic monument that had been built between 1894-1896 by the Viennese architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer
Ferdinand Fellner
Ferdinand Fellner was an Austrian architect. Along with Hermann Helmer, he designed several theatres and palaces across Europe in the late 19th century and early 20th century.Fellner was born in Vienna...
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