Armenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
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N 40° 11.204 E 044° 30.913
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The Armenian Opera Theater is located in downtown Yerevan, at 54 Tumanyan Street.
Waymark Code: WM7T72
Location: Armenia
Date Posted: 11/29/2009
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The Armenian National Academic Opera & Ballet Theatre in Yerevan was founded in 1932 and was opened on January 20, 1933. The theatre building was constructed in 1940 by the architect Alexander Tamanian.
Soon after the theatre foundation, a ballet troupe was established. Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was the first ballet performance in 1935.
Since it was opened, the Armenian National Opera & Ballet Theatre has performed more than 200 different operas and ballets by Armenian, Russian and West European composers.
The theatre company has performed in more than 20 countries, e.g. in Russia, Spain, Lebanon, USA, Greece, Germany.
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