Cheboksary, Opera and Ballet Theater: poster, history

The Opera House (Cheboksary) is very popular in its city. He offers the audience a repertoire for every taste and age. Here are operas, ballets, operettas, and even performances for children.

Theaters of the city

The city of Cheboksary is rich in theaters. There are a large number of them.

• On Karl Marx Street 52, the Chamber Theater is located . It is very young, it was opened in July 2014. The theater is private; it was built in accordance with all European standards.
• Chuvash State Academic Drama Theater named after K.V. Ivanov. Its address: Red Square, 7. This theater will celebrate its centenary in 3 years.
• Presidential Boulevard, 8. Here is the place of "residence" of the Chuvash State Puppet Theater. Here fairy tales come true and real miracles are performed. Children who have visited the puppet theater at least once are guaranteed unforgettable emotions.
• Russian Drama Theater. His address: Gagarina street, 14. The opening of the first season in this theater took place in 1922. The first performance was a play by A. N. Ostrovsky "Vasilis Melentiev." The theater’s repertoire is based on classical works.
• On Moscow Avenue, 1 is the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater. It exists from the second half of the 20th century. His repertoire is very diverse.
• Young Spectator Theater "Experiment". His address: 36 Entuziastov Street. Professional actors who play performances for children work here. And also here boys and girls study theater art .
• Chuvash State Theater of Young Spectators named after M. Sespel. His address: 36 Egersky Boulevard. The first performance of the theater took place in 1933. The founders of the Youth Theater: M.N. Figner and E. D. Feuertag are directors from Leningrad. Performances are in two languages ​​- Russian and Chuvash.
• Theater Studio "Namerek". Located at: Sapozhnikova Street 15. The troupe was formed in 2005. The repertoire of the theater is suitable for those spectators who want not just “spectacles”, but crave food for thought. Here everything is based on an innovative interpretation of classical works.

Drama theatre

The Drama Theater (Cheboksary) has existed since January 1918. In 1933, he received the name "academic." And in 1959 he was given the name of the founder of Chuvash literature - Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov. The first performance of the drama theater was the play by A.N. Ostrovsky "Do not live as you want." And in 1977 he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. The creative life of the theater began in the city of Kazan, it was there that it was organized. And in 1920 he moved to Cheboksary. In the early years, the repertoire consisted of classical pieces. Actors played performances only in the Chuvash language. Then the repertoire changed. It consisted of plays by Chuvash writers: N. Aizman, A. Eshel, V. Alager, M. Trubina, V. Ukhli and others.

Later, the troupe began to replenish graduates of the leading theater schools and universities of the country.

The theater has been taking an active part in various competitions and festivals for many years. He has won a large number of prizes and awards.

Drama Theater Repertoire:

• "Baba Chanel."
• "In the village".
• "Albena."
• "The voice of a sad elm."
• "My only one".
• "Grandson Prasky grandson marries."
• "Way, the breeze."
• "Don Juan".
• "Poverty is not a vice".
• "Scythe on the stone."
• "Love and pumpkin."
• "Money blinds your eyes."

And other productions.

Opera and Ballet theatre

In 1960, an opera and ballet theater appeared in the city of Cheboksary. The first performance was “Shyvarman” by F. Vasiliev. For the first time, the opening of an opera house in the city was discussed in 1941. And this idea was realized in almost 2 decades. In the first season, the troupe consisted of only twelve opera soloists. The choir was very small, but there was no ballet at all, it was replaced by students of the studio, who participated in all mass scenes.

In 1966, graduates of a choreographic school arrived in the theater from Leningrad. Thanks to this event, a ballet troupe was formed. Soon, graduates of the conservatory appeared in the theater. The choir became numerous, there were enough soloists of the opera, which made it possible to stage more complex and large-scale performances.

To date, the Opera and Ballet Theater has become an important center of cultural life in the city of Cheboksary.

Repertoire (opera)

The following repertoire presents to its audience an opera house (Cheboksary).

The poster offers the following opera performances:

• "Boris Godunov".
• The Queen of Spades.
• "La Traviata."
• "Eugene Onegin".
• Rigoletto.
• "Aida."
• "Carmen."
• "Troubadour"
• Othello.
• "Masquerade Ball."
• "Tales of Hoffmann."
• "Floria Tosca."
• The Barber of Seville.
• "Iolanthe."
• "The Wedding of Figaro."
• "Prince Igor".
• "The clowns."
• "Shyvarman."
• "Country Honor."
• Narspi.
• "Interrupted Waltz."

Repertoire (ballet)

For lovers of choreographic performances who live and come to visit Cheboksary, the Opera and Ballet Theater offers the following repertoire:

• "Swan Lake".
• "Carmen Suite."
• "Sleeping Beauty".
• Sarpig.
• Truffaldino.
• "Nutcracker".
• Nuncha.
• Giselle.
• "Carmina Burana"
• "Don Quixote".
• "Love is a sorceress."
• "Romeo and Juliet".
• "Lolita."
• "Thousand and One Nights".
• "Eternal light."
• "The Little Humpbacked Horse".
• "Walpurgis Night"

Repertoire (Operetta)

Fans of a light musical and theatrical genre will also be able to organize their leisure time in the city of Cheboksary. The Opera and Ballet Theater offers its audience the following operettas:

• "Sylvia".
• "Bat".
• Maritsa.
• "Mister X".
• "Count of Luxembourg".

Performances for children

The Opera Theater (Cheboksary) for the young spectators offers the following fabulous productions:

• "Scarlet Sails".
• "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
• "The Bremen Town Musicians".
• "Ali Baba."
• "Teremok".
• "The Snow Queen".
• The Canterville Ghost.
• "The Adventures of Dr. Aibolit."
• "Thumbelina."
• "Crystal shoe".