Yerevan Opera Theatre

Yerevan Opera Theatre
Yerevan Opera Theatre
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AddressYerevan
Armenia
Construction
Opened20 January 1933 (1933-01-20)
Reopened1939
Rebuilt1953, 2002
ArchitectAlexander Tamanian
Website
opera.am

The Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Սպենդիարյանի անվան օպերայի և բալետի ազգային ակադեմիական թատրոն, romanizedAleksandr Spendiaryani anvan operayi yev baleti azgayin akademiakan t’atron), simply known by locals as Opera, is an opera theatre in Yerevan. It officially opened on 20 January 1933, with a performance of Alexander Spendiaryan's opera Almast as its first show. The opera building was designed by architect Alexander Tamanian. It consists of two concert halls: the Aram Khatchaturian Concert Hall with 1,400 seats and the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Theatre with 1,200 seats.