“Rafinad People “
1, Rudanskogo str., Lviv
Tel.: (+38 032) 261 61 68
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Millennium
2, Chornovola avn. Lviv
Теl.: (+38032) 2403591
http://www.favorite-club.com/
Hours: from 21:00
Cloused: Monday
Every Thursday – Girls Night

Metro night club
14, Zelena str., Lviv
Теl.: (+38032) 2420788
http://www.metroclub.com.ua/metro.php
Hours: from 19:00

Program of Lviv Opera performances for July, 2010

July 8 (Thursday)

Concert: THE KING OF WALTZ
Johann Strauss
Start time:18.00

July 9 (Friday)

Ballet: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
P. Tchaikovskyi
Start time:18:00

July 10 (Saturday)

Opera: FLORIA TOSCA
D. Puccini
Start time: 18:00

July 11 (Sunday)

Ballet: THE NUTCRACKER
P. Tchaikovskyi
Start time:18.00

July 14 (Wednesday)

Ballet: ZHIZEL
A. Adan
Start time:18:00

July 15 (Thursday)

Opera: KARMEN
G. Bizet
Start time: 18:00

July 17 (Saturday)

Opera: NABUCCO
G.Verdi
Start time: 18:00

July 18 (Sunday)

Opera: IOLANTA
P. Tchaikovskyi
Start time:12:00

Ballet: DON QUIXOTE
L. Minkus
Start time:18.00

July 21 (Wednesday)

Opera: NATALKA POLTAVKA
M. Lysenko
Start time: 18:00

July 22 (Thursday)

Opera: PAGLIACCI
R. Leoncavallo
Start time: 18:00

July 23 (Friday)

Ballet: THE CREATION OF THE WORLD
A. Petrov
Start time:18:00

July 24 (Saturday)

Opera: THE STOLEN HAPPINESS
Y.Meitus
Start time:18:00

July 25 (Sunday)

Opera: ZAPOROZHETS’ ZA DUNAYEM
S. Hulak-Artemovskyy
Start time:12:00

Ballet: THE CREATION OF THE WORLD
A. Petrov
Start time:18:00

July 28 (Wednesday)

Operetta: THE BAT
J. Strauss
Start time: 18:00

July 29 (Thursday)

Opera: MADAME BUTTERFLY
G. Puccini
Start time: 18:00

July 30 (Friday)

Ballet: THE SWAN LAKE
P. Tchaikovskyi
Start time:18:00

July 31 (Saturday)

Opera: BARBER OF SEVILLE
R. Rossini
Start time: 18:00

August 1 (Sunday)

Ballet: THE SWAN LAKE
P. Tchaikovskyi
Start time: 12:00

Opera: ORPHEUS & EURIDIKA
C. Hluck
Start time:18:00

A SHORT HISTORY

Svobody Avenue in Lviv is a picturesque tree-lined boulevard crowned by the majestic Lviv Opera and Ballet Theater named after Solomiya Krushelnytska. This architectural landmark which adorns the city with its beauty holds a special place among theatrical structures in Ukraine, and rivals the most respected theaters in all of Europe.

By the late 19^th century, it was determined that Lviv was in need of a theater suitable for opera, ballet and musical comedy performances. In 1895 a competition was announced for the best design of a big municipal theater. The first prize was awarded to a local architect named Z. Gorgolewski (1845-1903), who at that time was the head-master of the Lviv Higher Technical School.

Gorgolewskyy proposed that the Theater be constructed atop a marshy area through which the Poltava River flowed. The choice of this site was surprising, but the architect successfully diverted the course of the river by constructing special containers to guide the overflow. On June 5, 1896, the groundbreaking was initiated. It was the first time in Europe that solid concrete slabs were used in laying a foundation.

The building was erected in a classical style with forms and details characteristic of Renaissance and baroque architecture. The exterior decor adds a solemn quality to the structure. From all angles the building displays a high level of artistic taste and harmonic proportions.

The Theater’s interior is striking in its exquisite splendour. It is lavishly decorated with multi-colored marble, ornamental paintings, moldings, sculptures and gilding. The numerous decorative reliefs, capitals, masks and other ornamentation (except for the statues) were executed by E. Pliszewski.The entrance-hall showcases a majestic marble staircase leading to the upper circle. The stately portal is crowned with the allegorical figures of Tragedy and Comedy (sculptor P. Wijtowicz). Beneath them is a bas-relief portrait of architect Z. Gorgolewski, with the years 1897—1900 engraved designating the period of the Theater’s construction.

The mirror hall on the first floor is another splendid example of the Theater’s magnificence. This salon was decorated under the guidance of the painter S. Dembicki. The pictorial designs above the mirrors (painter M. Harasymowicz) depict the Four Seasons personified by a boy with various attributes: with flowers (Spring), with a fife (Summer), with vegetables amid chrysanthemums (Autumn), near a bonfire (Winter).

The lyre-shaped auditorium (22.5 by 18.5 metres) consists of stalls, the dress circle, the upper circle and the gallery. Its decorative work was guided by S. Reychan, who painted the “Triumh of Fame” and the narrow plafond over the orchestra pit. A group of painters executed the huge plafond over the hall with nine allegoric figures: Grace, Music, Dance, Critique, Drama, Inspiration, Bacchante (with a tambourine), Innocence (in a lilac garment), Illusion and Truth (with a looking-glass). Suspended from the centre of the plafond is the luxurious chandelier designed by Z. Gorgolewski. And above the stage is the sculptural group “The Genius with an Angel” executed by P. Wijtowicz.

Lviv’s opera history spans more than two centuries. The town’s first professional theater at the beginning of the 19th century witnessed the operas of W. A. Mozart, A. Salieri, G. Paisiello, A. Stefani and others. The Grand Municipal Theater (the original name of the present Opera Theater) was inaugurated on October 4, 1900.

At different times the Theater’s stage was host to such famous singers as Alexander Mishuga, Salomea Krushelnitskaya, Modest Mentsinsky, Eugene Gushalevich, Yanina Korolewich-Vaidova, Helena Zboinska-Ruszkowska, Marcelina Sembrich-Kochaiiska, Ada Sarri, Mattia Battistini, Gemma Bellincioni, Jan Kiepura, Adam Didur, as well as celebrated conductors: Filippo Brunette, Victor Podesti, Antonio Ribera.

Ballet productions have included classics such as Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, and The Nutcracker among others.

In addition to operas, operettas, and ballets, dramatic pieces were shown on the Theater’s stage, in particular the plays by N. Gogol, A. Chekhov, M. Gorky, A. Ostrovsky, stage adaptations of L. Tolstoy’s and F. Dostoyevsky’s works. In 1906 among the cast in the performances of “Father’s Tale” by I. Karpenko-Kary, “Black Sea Sailors” by N. Lysenko, “The Dnipro Kozak across the Danube” by S. Gulak-Artemovsky were Maria Zankovetskaya, Nikolai Sadovsky, Ivan and Yekaterina Rubchaks, Sophia and Joseph Stadniks.

The Theater marked its centennial in the year 2000. That same year, the theater was rededicated in the name of reknowned Ukrainian opera singer Solomiia Krushelnyts’ka. It had previously been named for Ivan Franko (a Ukrainian poet with socialist inclinations), a carryover from Soviet times.

Welcome to the Lviv Theater of Opera and Ballet in the name of Solomiia Krushelnytska!

The exhibition „With Love to Woman” will be opened at 15:00 on September, 9 2009 at National Museum of Lviv. Main purpose of the exhibition is to attract attention of the society to the Woman, her feelings and problems, to underline her charm and individuality. This project is aimed to add to the world photo art. Both professionals and amateurs are invited to take part in it. Works will be estimated by international judges from Austria, England and Lithuania. More detailed information about this exhibition you will be able to find here: http://www.galleryprostir.com/

What is «sweet satisfaction in Lviv»? You will not know until you visit the second city celebration of chocolate, which will be held on Rynok Square at the beginning of spring on 8 March 2009.  His Majesty Chocolate is beyond comparison with everything edible for Lvivians. Lviv chocolate is being drunk, eaten, given, proud of, enjoyed, admired, going to the guests. Only in Lviv – the sweatest Ukrainian city, chocolate has been called especially «chokolyada». The celebration will include: creation of the longest chocolate cake, master classes on cooking of chocolate, tasting of chocolate, factory masterpieces «sculptures with chocolate», «Chocolate Market Square» with real chocolate fountains, diversified program involving circus studio Dobrovolsky, Levko-Durko, children games and competitions, performances of orchestra «Halytski Surmy», musical groups, theatrical groups. You are still not sure about it? Visit the second city chocolate festival in Lviv and proclaim with us «Viva chocolate!».

Chill Dancefloor: Dj Reliz (Іvano Frankivsk)
Dj Van Gogh (Active Musik, Picasso Club)
Dj Misha Kamunist (Rad_StarS_ystem)
Dj Lomonosoff
Dj Evgeniy Mans

5. 22:00, 3-day rave Monstars Party at Zanzibar club located at Lypyns’kogo str.,36. The most popular Ukrainian DJ will take part in this event.