Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre

The theatre officially opened on August 12, 1978. The opening of the theater was timed to the 350th anniversary of Krasnoyarsk, it is located on the square of the same name (now Theater Square).

The Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theater for three decades of its existence has become a real symbol of the cultural life not only of the city, but also of the entire Krasnoyarsk Territory. The famous dancers V. Polushin and N. Chekhovskaya received great fame in Russia and abroad, as well as the magnificent opera singer D. Hvorostovsky, who at one time were artists of the Krasnoyarsk Theatre troupe.

The Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre has performed more than eighty opera and ballet productions. In 1999, the theater staged the ballet “The Tsar-Fish” based on the stories included in the book by V.P. Astafiev “The Tsar-Fish”.

Since 1986, the theater began to hold the International Festival of Opera Art named after P. I. Slovtsov and the contest of vocalists “Young Voices”. The theater was also one of the founders of the International Music Festival of the Asia-Pacific region.

The theater was on tour in many cities of Russia, including Moscow, the opera troupe toured in the UK ballet - in Great Britain, Norway, Hungary, Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, China, Mexico, Slovakia, Japan, India, the Philippines, Cyprus, Taiwan.