The Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater (Minsk) is the largest in Belarus

The Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater (Minsk) is considered in the article. Its history of creation, location is covered. You will learn about what happened to the building of the theater during the Great Patriotic War and how long it took to restore it. Partly consider his repertoire.

About the theater

The Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater (Minsk) is the largest in Belarus. It is located in a superb building, in the Trinity Suburb. The building is surrounded by a delightful picturesque park and is considered a monument of architecture, a pure example of domestic constructivism of pre-war time.

In this theater there are ballet and opera troupes, a symphony orchestra constantly sounds, there is a choir, there is a children's music studio-theater, an unmatched creative collective called "The Belarusian Chapel". Basically, the performances are staged in Russian and Belarusian national languages.

The Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater (Minsk) was founded at the state studio. His first discovery took place in May 1933. Actually, the theater itself was opened in 1938.

Years of the war and its terrible consequences

During the Second World War theater suffered very severe damage. In the very first days of the occupation, a bomb was dropped from the aircraft, which completely destroyed the auditorium. German invaders took to Germany elements of the interior and decoration of the theater.

After Minsk was liberated, great efforts were made to reconstruct this landmark of Belarus. The building of the theater was completed, and multilevel balconies for spectators were formed. The hall became more comfortable. The Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater (Minsk), whose address remained the same (square of the Paris Commune, 1), was restored for three years. The final construction was completed in 1948. In the same year, a park was built around the building. Since then, instead of the market, there is a splendid garden, once designed by IG Langbard. Its facade is guarded by charming muse: Calliope, Terpsichore, Melpomene, Polyhymnia. Not far from the central facade, a fountain is appropriate. New productions took place already in 1947, and the pre-war repertoire was revived by 1949.

Construction and restoration work resumed in 1967 and 1978. As a result, the low roof of the building, outwardly resembling a helmet, was made.

Awards, titles, prizes, repertoire of the theater

• One of the brightest and most creative opera groups in the USSR.
• The title of "Big" and the Order of Lenin (1940).
• The status of "academic" (1964).
• State award of Belarus for the national opera staged in the theater based on the book by Korotkevich (1989).

Among the huge number of opera performances the most famous and popular are:

• J. Verdi, Don Carlos and Othello.
• R. Wagner, "Lohengrin."
• J. Bizet, "Carmen".
• J. Offenbach, "The Tales of Hoffmann".
• M. P. Mussorgsky, "Boris Godunov."

This is only a small number of operas, which the Bolshoi Theater of Opera and Ballet offers to the audience (Minsk). The layout of the hall is shown below in the photo.

National repertoire of the theater

The formation of the national repertoire is one of the most important tasks of the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus. The premiere of the opera production "Mihas Padgorny" by the Belarusian composer Tikotsky Yevgeny took place on March 10, 1939.

The first ballet performance opened a new season in 1939-1940. It was Boris Asafiev's "Bakhchisarai Fountain" (known under the pseudonym Igor Glebov). This work was presented in the production of the popular choreographer Goleizovsky Kasyan on a new stage.

Premieres of such national operas as "Kvetka Shchachtsya" (A. Turenkov), "Mihas Padgorny" (E. Tikotsky), "Salaway" (M. Kroshner), "Puschy Palesya" (A. Bogatyrev).

Thus, the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater (Minsk) is considered an architectural landmark of the city and is surrounded by a picturesque garden and park. Despite the significant destruction that was received in the war years, the building was reconstructed, fully restored and completed. The repertoire of the theater is wide enough. These are examples of Russian classics, and foreign productions, and national performances.