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The State Theatre of Opera and Ballet of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) named after D.K. Sivtsev - Suorun Omolloon

Former name: Yakut Musical Theatre

Type of the Theatre: Musical

Year of establishment: 1991

The Building of the Theatre

Location: Yakutsk

Address: Lenin prospect 46/1

Capacity: 643 seats

Administration

Director: Yungans Sergei S.

Website: opera-balet.mkidr.ru

The State Theatre of Opera and Ballet of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) named after D.K. Sivtsev - Suorun Omolloon (in Yakut lang. Д.К. Сивцев – Суорун Омоллоон аатынан Саха Республикатын опера уонна балет государственнай театра) is the state opera and ballet theatre of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). It is located in Yakutsk.

General Info
The Theatre building was constructed in 1982, the last renovation was in 2000. The auditorium seats designed for 643 spectators.

Origin
In 1940 the Ballet Company and Music-vocal Company began to work on the basis of the State Choir of Yakutia, organized by the founder of the Yakut musical culture M.N. Zhirkov. A choirmaster was V.P. Popov, the overall direction was taken by T.P. Mestnikov, the ballet masters were S.V. Vladimirov-Klimov, I.A. Karenin, the accompanists were P.K. Rozinskaya and A. Kostin, education specialist and also S. Dzhangvaladze, G. Krivoshapko. Among this working team the famous singers were A. Novgorodova, T.P. Mestnikov, M.N. Zhirkov, A. Egorova, E. Egorova, N. Kharitonov, G.M. Koksharsky.

In the period of 1944 – 1948 was functioned the first self-dependent Yakut music studio theatre. The result of the studio theatre was the first national opera and ballet performances, such as “Nyurgun Bootur” opera – olonkho by M.N. Zhirkov and G. I. Litinsky (Moscow) based on same – name music drama was written by D.K. Sivtsev – Suorun Omolloon, and ballet “Field Flower” based on Yakut folk tale “Old woman Beiberikeen” in 1947. In 1948 was staged ballet “The Fountain of Bakhchisaray” by B. Asafyev. But later until 1955 at the new reorganized music theatre almost there were no music performances.

The next stage of renewal of the musical and vocal collective of the theatre began in the middle of 1950`s with a new edition of the performance “Nyurgun Bootur” in Yakutsk (1955), then from active participation in Festival of Yakut literature and art in Moscow (1957), with the first class of Yakut opera studio at the Ural State Conservatory, choreographic department of the art and music school, and from lyric opera “Lookut and Nyurguhun” by composer G.A. Grigoryan. Earlier in 1950 was held the first première of the theatrical oratorio of this composer “Yakut festive” in Moscow. In such a way, Theatre supported the formation of national composer school.

In the 1960`s in the repertoire of the Yakut musical drama theatre appeared new performances on Yakut national themes by G.A. Grigoryan, G. Litinsky, for example, the first operetta “Northern flower”, opera “The Red Shaman”, ballets “A Red headscarf”, “Altan`s gladness”. In 1964 the ballet “Churumchuku” by Zh. Batuev showed with great success. A. Egorova as a stage director, A. Mokhotchunova as the first balletmaster, E. Stepanova, as ballet artists K. Ivanova, G. Baishev, A. Popov, as opera singers A. Tarazanov, A. Yakovleva, A. Sokolovsky, as a pianist N. Sleptsov and others began work in the theatre.

The Theatre began to introduce spectators and listeners with outstanding works of Russian and world classic. In this decade begins the first tour of the ballet, vocal group and from 1970 the entire musical collective of the theatre.

Foundation and development of the State institution
In 1971 the institution was assigned a status the State Musical Theatre, from that time the Yakut Opera begins its counting of the seasons.

In 1982 the Theatre moved in a new building where it is located nowadays.

In 1991 Musical Theatre was reorganized to Opera and Ballet Theatre.

In 2001 the Theatre assigned the name of D.K. Sivtsev – Suorun Omolloon the Yakut folk writer and author of many opera and ballet librettos.

At present (the 2000s), the State Theatre Opera and Ballet of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) named after D.K. Sivtsev - Suorun Omolloon is famous for the participation in many festivals and shows, as the organization and holding its own cultural events and projects, such as


 * The Festival of Giuseppe Verdi`s Music;
 * “Northern divertissement” the Festival of classic ballet (from 1990);
 * “Sterkh” All-Russian Festival of classic ballet (from 2000).

Repertoire
The repertoire of the State Theatre of Opera and Ballet of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) named after D.K. Sivtsev - Suorun Omolloon includes national (Yakut), Russian and world operas and ballets, both classical and creative experiments, as well as operettas and musical comedies: “Nyurgun Bootur ”by M. Zhirkov and G.I. Litinsky,“ Swan Lake ”by P.I. Tchaikovsky,“ Rigoletto ”by G. Verdi and others.

The Theatre is a platform where are holding interesting cultural and other events of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), in particular, festivals, shows, concerts of art masters of the republic.