Description of the attraction
Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is the first theater in Odessa and Novorossia in terms of time of construction, importance and fame. The first building was opened in 1810 and burned down in 1873. The modern building was built in 1887 by architects Fellner and Helmer in the Viennese Baroque style.
The architecture of the auditorium is designed in the late French Rococo style. It is luxuriously decorated with various stucco ornaments with fine gilding. The plafond of the ceiling is decorated with four paintings by the artist Lefler in the form of medallions. They depict scenes from Shakespeare's works: Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Winter's Tale and As You Like It. In the center of the ceiling is a large crystal chandelier. The unique acoustics of the horseshoe-shaped hall allows you to convey even a whisper from the stage to any corner of the hall.
The complete restoration of the theater building was completed in 2007.
