Theaters of Ufa are famous for their artists and performances throughout the country. They all represent different genres. Residents and guests of the city love to visit the Ufa theaters.
Theaters of Ufa
Professional theaters of Ufa:
- "Perspective."
- Tatar Theater "Nur".
- Youth Theater “Mask”.
- Theater of all genres.
- National Youth Theater named after M. Karim.
- Russian dramatic.
- Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater.
- Drama Theater named after M. Gafuri.
- Bashkir State Puppet Theater.
The repertoire of theaters of Ufa is diverse, rich, there is drama, opera, ballet, musical, children's tales, operetta, comedy, classical plays, and modern works. Spectators of all ages and with different interests will certainly find something interesting for themselves.
Opera and Ballet Theatre
The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater (Ufa) was opened in 1938. Its founders are F. Gaskarov and G. Almukhametov. They created a troupe of students who were sent to study at the Moscow Conservatory and at the Leningrad Choreographic School. In 1955, the artists clearly showed themselves as masters of their craft. For this, about 70 of them were awarded titles and awards. Here the legendary dancer Rudolf Nuriev began his career. The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater holds festivals. One of them is called "Chaliapin evenings in Ufa." It is organized for opera artists. As well as the festival of ballet art named after R. Nuriev. Artists from all over the world come to take part in them. The Ufa Theater has won a large number of awards for its creative life. More than once became the laureate of the Golden Mask. The troupe often tours the country and travels abroad.
Repertoire of the Opera and Ballet Theater
The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater offers the public the following performances:
- "Prince Igor".
- "Don Quixote".
- "Glass slipper"
- Hercules.
- "Swan Lake".
- "Arkaim."
- "Yearning".
- The Bakhchisarai Fountain.
- "Bat"
- "The clowns."
- La Sylphide.
- "The Bremen Town Musicians"
- Aleko.
- "Water Beauty."
- "Tom Sawyer".
- "How I love you!".
- "Carmen Suite."
- Kodas.
- "School of lovers."
- Raymond.
- "Leopold's Birthday"
- "Eugene Onegin".
- "Sleeping Beauty".
- "Vain precaution."
- “Husband behind the door”
- The Orleans Maiden.
- "Nutcracker".
- "La Bayadere."
- "Salavat Yulaev".
- "Annie."
- "Iolanthe."
- The Crane Song.
- "Corsair".
- "Snow Maiden."
- "Seven Beauties."
- Golden Chicken
- "On the night of the lunar eclipse."
- "Romeo and Juliet".
- Nonclassical divertissement.
- "La Traviata."
- "Cinderella".
- "Twelfth Night".
- "Spartacus".
- Kakhym-Turya.
- Merry Widow
- Rigoletto.
- The Blue Danube.
- "The fairy-tale world of S. Prokofiev"
- "Love drink."
- Giselle.
- "Walpurgis Night".
- La Marionnette.
- "Sylvia"
As well as various concerts.
Troupe
The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater gathered on its stage wonderful artists of different genres. Opera company:
- G. Narynbaeva.
- E. Abdrazakova.
- I. Khakimov.
- R. Khabibullin.
- L. Akhmetova.
- L. Halikova.
- V. Orfeev.
- G. Rodionov.
- D. Idrisova.
- E. Kulikova.
- Y. Abdulmanov.
- S. Askarov.
- A. Gabidullina.
- A. Kayumov.
- I. Kuznetsova.
- L. Butorina.
- R. Kuchukov.
- I. Romanova.
- A. Kaipkulov.
- O. Khusnutdinova.
- F. Salikhov.
- G. Butolina.
- V. Kopytov.
- L. Potekhin.
- C. Leiche.
- M. Sharipov.
- G. Cheplakova.
- R. Zaripov.
- A. Latypova.
- I. Leiche.
- H. Izhboldin.
- S. Arginbaeva.
- R. Aminova.
- S. Sidorov.
- I. Shabanov.
- T. Mamedova.
- S. Suleymanov.
- E. Alkina.
- A. Golubev.
- R. Rakhimov.
- E. Fatykhova.
Ballet dancers:
- A. Bryntsev.
- R. Iskhakov.
- R. Galin.
- A. Ovchinnikova.
- S. Lomova.
- A. Semenova.
- G. Suleymanova.
- N. Shayakhmetova.
- I. Gumerov.
- Z. Khisamov.
- G. Mavlyukasova.
- O. Shaibakov.
- S. Dobrokhvalova.
- A. Ziganshina.
- A. Halikova.
- N. Asfatullina.
- J. Merinovich.
- S. Khachatryan.
- A. Yusupova.
- S. Ostroumova.
- I. Chuong.
- M. Shafikova.
- R. Zakirova.
- N. Gimazetdinova.
- L. Khanafieva.
- R. Valeeva.
- L. Zainigabdinova.
- V. Matveev.
- A. Sharipova.
- R. Abulkhanov.
- G. Halitova.
- A. Mayorenko.
- I. Zubairov.
- O. Arslanov.
- B. Fatykhov.
- B. Rakaev.
- H. Jaborov.
- D. Marasanov.
- V. Zhuravlev.
- D. Alekseev.
- I. Peshkova.
- R. Hurmatullin.
- A. Titov.
- A. Alekseeva.
- S. Bikbulatov.
- S. Suleymanov.
- A. Zhuravleva.
- E. Khlebnikova.
- A. Novichkov.
- M. Kuptsov.
- E. Varakin.
- I. Radyshevtseva.
- D. Sibagatullin.
- V. Isaev.
- N. Krueger.
- R. Kadyrov.
- O. Potapova.
- S. Gavryushina.
- T. Lyubavtseva.
- D. Somov.
- I. Amantayev.
- A. Asfatullin.
- K. Zaramenskaya.
- R. Abushakhmanov.
- D. Shakirov.
- R. Shayakhmetova.
- A. Dobrokhvalov.
- A. Usmanova.
- I. Manyapov.
- A. Zubaidullin.
- A. Valeev.
- B. Ozdoeva.
- A. Sokolova.
- M. Tulibaeva.
- E. Aksakova.
Museums
The Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater invites its viewers to visit their two museums. One is dedicated to the life and work of dancer Rudolf Nuriev. It is located on the 2nd floor of the theater. The museum opened in 2008 in honor of the anniversary of the famous Ufa man. Here are 156 exhibits that were donated to the theater by the R. Nuriev Foundation.
The second museum is dedicated to the history of the theater. It was created in 1993. It is located on the 1st floor of the theater. Here, among the exhibits, sketches and layouts of scenery, costumes from various productions, props, awards, photographs and posters, as well as personal belongings of famous actors are presented. There is also a stand dedicated to the work of Fedor Chaliapin. It was in the Ufa Theater that his debut took place.