Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre

The Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre has come a long way. The beginning of this path was laid in September 1931, when the theater of musical comedy began to work in Voronezh, organized on the basis of a collective of professional artists. This theater was led by a talented organizer, director and actor Lazar Arkadyevich Lazarev.

Since the opening day, more than 200 performances have been staged on the stage of the theater, including the entire popular classical opera and ballet repertoire.

From the first years of work, the clergymen of the stage considered it an important task in the formation of the repertoire to organically combine classical traditions with modern trends in musical and theatrical art.

Extensive geography of the theater tour. Voronezh art was applauded by Germany and Spain, the Czech Republic and Poland, Austria and Japan, Finland and African countries. In 1996 in France, the ballet Sleeping Beauty was shown in 38 cities, and in 1997 and 1999 toured in India.

Since 2000, the Voronezh Ballet has toured in Holland, Germany, Belgium with the performances Giselle, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. In May 2005, the ballet team took part in the International Festival dedicated to the work of P.I. Tchaikovsky, which was held in Germany.

Since 1988, the theater has been headed by the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Nepomnyshchy Igor Mikhailovich, who successfully combines the creative work of the soloist of the opera with the position of director of the theater.