Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre [Odessa]
Oděské národní akademické divadlo opery a baletu
Teatro Nazionale di Odessa
Teatro de Ópera y Ballet de Odesa
Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre
Theatre building in Odessa, Ukraine
theater in Oekraïne
No heritage theatre machinery
The architectural style of the Odessa Opera House is the Viennese Baroque. It was an essential style in Europe in the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Sketch plan, original scheme, I. p. 5 ; Descriptive text, I. pp. 55-57 ; View of lounge, I. p. 54 ; 111. p. 87 ; Block plan, I. p. 55 ; General view, 1. p. 55 ; View of upper part of grand staircase, I. p. 56 ; View of lower part of grand staircase, I. p. 56 ; View of auditorium, I. p. 57 ; Plan area, I. PI. 84 ; Front elevation, I. PL 85 ; Plan 2nd tier, 1. PI. 85 ; Plan 3rd tier, 1. PI. 86 ; Transverse section, I. PI. 86 ; III. 11.59; Plan 4th tier, I. PI. 87 ; Grand staircase, details, I. PI. 87 ; Longitudinal section, I. PI. 88 ; Skeleton plan of audi­torium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Skeleton section of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Cost and dimensions, III. p. 18; References, III. pp. 70, 86, 89.
Built 1884-1887 by Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer at the site of a previous theatre (built 1809, destroyed by fire 1873). Opened 13 Oct 1887. Damaged by fire on 15 Mar 1925. Subsequently rebuilt, re-opened 1926. 1966-1967 renovation and modernization. 1998-2001 foundation repair works. 2003-2005 major exterior and interior renovation. 1664 seats. Used for opera and ballet performances by the resident companies.