Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Opera house in Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia
The Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre presents a Moorish Revival architectural design with an exotic facade and traditional European opera house interior layout.
The theater opened in 1851 as the first opera house in Transcaucasia, burned down in 1874, and underwent reconstruction by architect Victor Schröter until 1896.
The venue hosted the premiere of the first Georgian opera, Abesalom da Eteri, in 1919 and received its current name in honor of composer Zacharia Paliashvili.
The complex contains six rehearsal spaces, including three for ballet, two for opera, and one for orchestra, plus three halls for concerts and exhibitions.
The theater served as a strategic cultural initiative by the Russian Empire to integrate Georgian aristocracy into Imperial social life following the annexation in 1801.
Location: Tbilisi
Inception: 1851
Architects: Victor Schröter
Official opening: 1851
Architectural style: Moorish Revival architecture
Address: 25 რუსთაველის გამზირი 25 / ლაღიძე რევაზის ქუჩა 1, თბილისი თბილისი
Website: http://opera.ge
GPS coordinates: 41.70086,44.79628
Latest update: May 11, 2025 08:54
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