Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Svobody Ave, 28
Lviv Opera Theatre is on a vacation till the 10th of September 2010.
September, 10th (Friday)
Opera: MOISEY
A.Skoryk
Start time: 18:00
September 11th (Saturday)
Opera: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA P.Maskagni
Start time: 18:00
September, 12th (Sunday)
Ballet: LILEA
K. Dankevych
Start time: 12:00
Opera: ORPHEUS & EUREDIKA
C. Hluck
Start time: 18.00
September, 15th (Wednesday)
Operetta: THE MERRY WIDOW
F.Lehar
Start time: 18:00
September, 17th (Friday)
Ballet: ESMERALDA
C. Pugni
Start time: 18.00
September, 18th (Saturday)
Opera: THE STOLEN HAPPINESS
Y. Meitus
Start time: 18.00
September, 19th (Sunday)
Opera: NATALKA POLTAVKA
M. Lysenko
Start time: 12.00
Ballet: THE SWAN LAKE
P. Chaikovskyi
Start time: 18.00
September, 22nd (Wednesday)
JOHANN STRAUSS – THE KING OF WALTZ
J. Strauss
Start time: 18.00
September, 23rd (Thursday)
Operetta: THE BAT
Start time: 18.00
September, 24th (Friday)
Ballet: PAKHITA
L. Minkus
Start time: 18.00
September, 25th (Saturday)
Opera: NABUCCO
G. Verdi
Start time: 18.00
September, 26th (Sunday)
Ballet: COPELLIA
L. Delibes
Start time: 12.00
Opera: TRAVIATA
G. Verdi
Start time: 18.00
September, 29th (Wednesday)
Ballet: THE CREATION OF THE WORLD
A. Petrov
Start time: 18.00
September, 30th (Thursday)
Opera: CARMEN
G. Biset
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 19th 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!
Please, could you tell me about programme in opera the 29th of september, thank you, best regards, T. Hess
how can I find the Opera programme for the months of SEP and OCT 2009 ?
thank you from Vienna
31.8.2009
Good afternoon,
our company Zeit füer Reisen in Graz/Austria will operate a busgroup from 30.3.-6.4.2010 to Lviv.
Kindly adv urgently the opera and concert programm for 01. & 2.4.2010 thank you and best regards….
thank you and best regards
Karl Dolinschegg
Zeit für Reisen
Paulustorgasse 1
A-8010 Graz
Hi there,
check the official website of the Lviv Opera opera.lviv.ua (you can chose Eng).
They have timetables, but it seems they schedule performances only for the upcoming month.
Regards,
Volodymyr
forestbear111@gmail.com
please keep me informed about the upcoming opera events 2009/ 2010
We visit Lviv from 17 – 24 October.
Can you please send me the programm of the Lviv Opera Theater in that period?
Thanks,
Dirk-Jan Schilt
Я из Чехии и долговременно работаю здесь во Львове. Рад хожу в ваш театр, но программы на вашем веб-сайте не актнальные. Напр. сейчас последная 27.09. = 2 недели старинная. Эта проблема очень часто. Надеюсь вы исправитесь.
Заранее благодарю.
А. Паш
Please inform me about the program for may/june 2010?
Best regards,
Eleonora Rhebergen
Amsterdam, Holland
Will you be updating the calendar? Today is 12 October and the page is showing teh September calendar.
Thanks.
Hello!
Sorry, but this month our Opera Theatre is having a Opera singers competition and no performances are on. It lasts till 25th October, but there is no repertoire for the very end of the month so far. As soon as we have it we will update our page.
Hi Everbody!
I have to know what it will be the program in 23/24 June 2010
Please Help!!
please can you tell me what will be on repertoire 26 and 27 December. Thank you
No program for December?
Sorry for the delay! Please feel free to contact us if you need the tickets to be bought for you.
The repertoire for June 2010 will be available only at the end of May – at the beginning of June. Thank you.
Dear writers,
You can find the program of Lviv Opera performances for December-January here: http://www.inlviv.info/travel/opera/
Where?
Dear friends in Lviv,
I will be in Lviv from March 28 to March 31,2010. Sorry, that there is no performanceon these days. Can you tell me if there is a concert or something similar in Lviv on one of these evenings ?
Best regards from Graz, the Cultural Capital of Europe 2003, and hoping to hear from you.
Herwig Brandstetter
Dear Dr. Herwig,
There will be an Evening of instrumental concerts – music of W. Walton, k. Reineke at Lviv Philharmonic Concert Hall named after S.Ludkevich
(7, Chaykovskogo str., Lviv, 79000) and Operetta “The BAT” by
Johan Strauss Start time: 18:00 at Lviv National Opera and Ballet Theater on the 28th of March. There are no concerts later on because of easter fast in Ukraine.
I should like toknow what are the performances on April the 5, 6 and 7.
I was in February in your theater and I was very surprised.
Dear Lvivs!
be so kindly and try to know will be operra open on begining of May I mean 1st 2nd or 3th of May? Could you write the evenings schedule for these days?
regards for all Lviv’s fans
Hi,
any program for april 2010 (end of this week already)?
And will the opera be opened in July? until which date?
How is it possible to know program of concerts of classical or jazz music in advance?
Thank you for your quick answer.
Dear Melle and Luc,
We have already posted the Opera program for April, sorry for the delay.
We visit Lviv from 21- 30 May.
Can you please send me the progamm of the Lviv
Opera house in that period.
thank you
Dear Lvivs!
Again me and again I would like to know and please be so kindly and try to know will be operra open on begining of May I mean 1st 2nd or 3th of May? Could you write the evenings schedule for these days?
regards for all Lviv’s fans
we are in LVIV from 30/4 to 3/5 2010
Wat is the program that weekend in the opera?
We are in LVIV from 26/5 to 0/6
What is the program that week and what are the prices?
Thank you for your information
Hello,
I am coming to Lviv in May and I really dream to visit the Lviv Opera. Please, write me how can I book the tickets and where can I find out what is going to be played in May? Are there any chances that on my arrival to Lviv I will still be able to buy the tickets?
Thank you for your help
Здравствуйте,
подскажите пожалуйста программу на 28 неделю 2010 года, а конкретно меня интересует репертуар на 12 и 13 июля.
Заранее спасибо
Hello,
Today, 11/06/10, I wished to see the program for June but… only May .
Does it means the season is over? If not, when will it be?
Thank you
Is there anything playing at the opera house in July 2010?
Pleas give me informations about Opera programm July 12-15th
Many thanks!
-fa- (Central Switzerland)
Please inform about the performances on August 20 and August 21. Can we book tickets for a group of 35 people. What are the ticket prices.
Many thanks- Dalia
Hello!
Unfortunately the last performance will be on 1st August and the Opera Theatre will be closed till September.
plase can you let me know what will on in the opera house in last week of october thanks bamullan
The repertoire for October will be known only at the end of September. You will be able to check it on our web page.
please give me any information about your program on wed. 25/8/2010 – we are a familial group of 10 people who are very interested to take a part of a nice musical experience such of yours.
thanks – arie
Dear Arie,
The thing is the Opera Theater are on holidays starting from today till the 10th of September 2010 and there will be no performances held during this period.
Hi,
I am arriving to Lvov on September 10th and would like to see if there are any performances on Saturday or Sunday September 11th/12th.
Thanks,
Martin
Hello!
11 September – 18:00 – Opera “Cavalleria Rusticana”
12 September – 12:00 – Ballet “Lileya”
18:00 – Opera “Orpheo ed Euridice”
You will be able to check the rest of the dates on our web page soon!
Hi thank you for your reply,
I would like to book 2 tiekcets for Saturday September 11th – Opera “Cavalleria Rusticana”.
How can I do it?
Thanks
Dear Marin,
We could buy Opera tickets for you in one week before the performance. Our services are 30 UAH per ticket, please mention the cost (25-150 UAH per ticket) of the ticket that you want to get for this date?
Best regards,
Oksana
Hi,
Great. Let us please do that.
I would like to buy 2 best tickets (in the first row in the middle) for Saturday September 11th.
Can please you deliver them to me to Citadel Inn Hotel on Friday evening September 10th at about 9 p.m.?
Kind regards,
Martin
Hi Oksana,
I have sent you an e-mail to: contact@inlviv.com. I will also order with you 2x pick up services. Let us stay from now onwards in contact over the e-mail. Thanks for your kind support.
Martin
Hello
could you tellme what is on from the 14th to the 19th
dyakoyu
Ivan