Romanian National Opera, Cluj-Napoca, Art Nouveau opera house in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

The Romanian National Opera shares its building with the National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca. The opera house was built between 1904 and 1906 by Austrian architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer. The hall has a capacity of 928 places, conceived in the Neo-baroque style, with some inflexions inspired by Art Nouveau in the decoration of the foyer.

The building was completed in 1906 by renowned architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer, who designed numerous theaters across Europe. The first opera performed here in 1920 was Verdi's Aida, establishing the venue's artistic legacy.

The company shares its building with the National Theatre, as it has since 1919, when both were founded together with the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy. Its repertoire has covered more than 200 operas, operettas and ballets, including premieres of George Enescu's Oedipe and Sigismund Toduță's Meșterul Manole. From 1971 the ensemble toured Italy more than 22 times.

The opera shares its building with the National Theatre, so check which entrance and hall your performance uses. The auditorium seats 928; seats in the upper tiers are furthest from the stage. The building stands in the city centre, and the foyer, decorated with Art Nouveau motifs, is worth a look before the performance begins.

The building opened on 8 September 1906 with Ferenc Herczeg's play Bujdosók, and until 1919 it housed the Hungarian National Theatre, since Cluj was then part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The Romanian company moved in only after 1919, sharing the hall with the National Theatre.