Perm Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
ooh Petropavlovskaya, 25a, Perm, Russia
About the company:
The Perm Academic Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theatre is the only one in Russia where all the scenic creations of the great composer were staged - these are 3 ballets and 10 operas. The ballet troupe of this theater is considered one of the most popular in our country, its foreign tours are carried out under the recognizable brand “Tchaikovsky Ballet”. The theater was founded in 1870 and opened with Glinka’s opera Life for the Tsar.
The theater is located in an old mansion. The author of the project of the building, built in 1879, was R.O. Karvovsky. The hall is designed for 972 spectators, the orchestra pit has 50 seats, the stage is 21 meters high is 18 meters wide and 14 meters deep.
The theater management plans to build a new building by 2015. According to the project of architect David Chapperfield, the new auditorium will be located next to the current one, the shape of the building will remain the same.