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The heart beats so hard and freezes at some moments... You realize now is the time to go back. There is a certain transformation of reality when you enter the walls of the National academic Opera and ballet theatre. The pride and Jewel in the Jewel is our gorgeous all the parameters of the theatre of Opera and ballet... Art and wealth intertwined with a thick thread in the building of the Odessa Opera and ballet theatre

As they say in Odessa, our Opera house is the second in all respects in Europe and the first in the world:)

We love to joke...

Now our fabulous theater on the hand of Bakyrchik, the troubles are not afraid of him:) And there is a great truth. Only thanks to the patrons of our theater is kept afloat and exists. After all, the state practically does not allocate any funds. All the events that take place in the Opera and ballet theater, only allow a little to go into balance to maintain the state of the theater

Theatrical art in South Palmyra was born almost simultaneously with the city. The first theater of the ancient type was opened in 1810. The theater was able to live for 63 years. The trouble of that time is fires, and the building was built of wood. The building was designed by the Italian Francesco frapoli. Slightly changed and added to the project of Thomas de Thomon. The initiator of the construction was the mayor Duke de Richelieu. The auditorium seats 800 people

So looked the first theater in Odessa, built in 1810

A small chronological table of theatrical life:

In 1805, Emperor Alexander I allocated 20,000 rubles for the construction of the theater in Odessa
February 10, 1810-opening of the first theater in South Palmyra (Duke de Richelieu)
1873-the theatre was completely burned down
1884-the beginning of construction a new theater. Money allocated-1.5 million rubles
October 1, 1887-the opening of the second theater, which you can see now (Grigory Marazli)
In 1925, a fire damaged the new theatre. All restored
1955-1956 years - the building was flooded with 6 million liters of liquid glass. The full restoration took 4 million rubles and 9 kg of gold leaf
1996 – 2007 - fundamental renovations of the theater. 1800 piles were hammered into the Foundation of the theatre

In parentheses are the mayors of South Palmyra, in which theaters were built. As you can see, Odessa lived without a theater for 14 years before the advent of modern theater!!! Landslides did not take into account the Viennese architects. It's good that new technologies are saving us. As much as 11 years was the global restoration of the theater and the strengthening of the Foundation

The decoration of the ceiling of the entrance to the theater. Street lights were specially designed for our theater

The box office of the Opera house. Buy a ticket is not difficult and the Internet, as well as book a tour of the theater. The cost of an hour tour a little more than $ 5

There will be many photos. Try to look into every detail, so you can have an idea of the beauty of the Opera and ballet theater in Odessa. It is only a small hall where the ticket offices are located. There are three. Here you can see all the posters

A round corridor that leads to all the main entrances to the theater and the auditorium. This is the first floor of the theater. There are also changing rooms. Colorful Odessa ladies will offer you binoculars and a program before the performance

Some decoration of the ceiling in the corridor

Main entrance to the theatre

Not everyone knows that in the Odessa theater there are two identical front doors, which are in architectural and sculptural design. One from the side of the Palais Royal, the other from the theatre square with a fountain. Going up the stairs gives the impression that you can go further. But this is just an illusion of mirror reflection, which visually increases the room

The design of the main mirror

Inhabitants of Odessa, as always, can't without inventions. Therefore, there is a legend from ancient times. Anyone who looks in this mirror for three minutes, his life will be extended for 5 years. But we need to consolidate the result in a year again...

The modern design of the theater was developed by the Viennese architects Ferdinand Felner and Hermann Helmer. Brilliant Viennese architects have built 47 theaters in Europe all the time!!! Odessa theater they had the thirteenth;)

Surprisingly, Vienna, the architects just gave the project theatre in Odessa, and do not even participated in the construction. Only Ferdinand Felner came to the opening in 1887. He was shocked by the splendor of the theater and exclaimed that this is the best theater in the world!!!

The construction was supervised by the famous Odessa architect Alexander Bernardazzi. Everyone knows his works in Odessa, which sparkle with richness of forms and beautiful architecture

Art and wealth intertwined miraculously both in appearance and in the interior of the theater. The integral composition of the appearance of the theater is created by several styles - a classic Baroque, Baroque, elements of the Italian Renaissance and Rococo

The interior of the theater used late French Rococo. The auditorium is decorated with stucco ornaments and covered with the finest gilding

The main style of the ornament is a shell in different forms of curls. The uniformity of the ornament is nowhere in the theater. Each picture is individual

Design of stairs

The front door of the theater from the Palais Royal

Great design of the walls and ceiling

The second floor theater. The design of the arch of the door

Design of the external side of the stairs leading to the second floor

Third floor. The decoration of the hall

Second and third floor of the main hall

The design bases for the statues

The design bases for the statues

Gilded sculptures of the theater

Design of the upper part of the third floor of the main hall

Hall for creative meetings

To be continued...

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