State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is the largest theater in Siberia. It is one of the most significant theaters in Russia and has the status of the Federal State Cultural Institution. The NGATOIB building is one of the largest theater buildings in Russia. It is located on the main square of Novosibirsk. For its large size, it is also called the Siberian Colosseum.

The building consists of six buildings. The main structure of the building is a large dome with a diameter of 60 m and a height of 35 m, it is a unique structure, without farms or columns, it supports itself. The Grand Theatre Hall seats 1,774 spectators.

Construction of the theater began on May 22, 1931. On January 15, 1939, it was decided to create an opera troupe in Novosibirsk, based on artists from Chelyabinsk. However, the completion of construction was postponed, and the Novosibirsk Regional Opera and Ballet Theatre began touring in Tomsk and Irkutsk, and then working at various venues in Novosibirsk. The troupe was formed again during the war in 1944.

NGATOiB opened with the opera Ivan Susanin on May 12, 1945.