Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center, Opera theatre in Ostozhenka district, Moscow, Russia
The Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center is a performance hall in central Moscow dedicated to opera productions and related performances. It seats around 350 people and features modern lighting, sound systems, and stage equipment designed for operatic works.
The center opened in 2002 in a purpose-built house at Ostozhenka 25, designed by architect Alexander Velikanov in the style later called Luzhkov. Galina Vishnevskaya directed it from 2002 until 2012, and graduates of music academies spend two years in residency there. In 2006 it co-founded the International Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Singers Competition, held every two years.
The center is named after soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, who directed it from 2002 to 2012. It co-founded the International Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Singers Competition, first held in 2006 and staged every two years. Its repertoire has included Carmen, Dido and Aeneas, Eugene Onegin and The Tsar's Bride.
The center stands at Ostozhenka Street 25, in a purpose-built house in the Luzhkov style; the hall is an Italian-style auditorium with 350 seats and modern lighting and sound equipment. The repertoire has ranged from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas and Bizet's Carmen to Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride, alongside chamber and symphony concerts and festivals.
The building at Ostozhenka 25, designed by architect Alexander Velikanov, is a typical example of the Luzhkov style. The center co-founded the International Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Singers Competition, first held in 2006 and staged every two years.
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