Romanian National Opera, Bucharest

The Romanian National Opera, Bucharest (Romanian: Opera Naţională București) is one of the national opera and ballet companies of Romania. It is situated in a historical building in Bucharest, built in 1953,[1] near the Cotroceni neighbourhood.

For other uses of the term "Romanian National Opera", see Romanian National Opera
Romanian National Opera

The first opera performed there was Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades on 9 January 1954; the first ballet was Coppélia, the following night.[1]

Its auditorium has 952 seats, but occasionally concerts are held in the Yellow Foyer with a maximum of 200 seats. The company presented 182 performances in 2009 (up from 146 in 2006). At the beginning of each season, a free show is held in open air to promote opera and the artists, "Promenada Operei".[2]

Their annual season runs September–June.

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  1. History of the company at the official website (in English) Archived 2013-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Information on Promenada Operei (in Romanian) retrieved 2 Feb 2013

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