Estonian National Opera [Tallinn] (Q8780)
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Theatre building in Tallinn, Estonia
- Estonian National Opera
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Estonian National Opera [Tallinn] | Theatre building in Tallinn, Estonia |
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59°26'4.999"N, 24°45'2.999"E
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Theatre and concert hall complex, built 1913 by Armas Eliel Lindgren and Wiwi Lönn. Opened 1913 with Shakespeare's Hamlet. The first opera performed in the new house was Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel (1913), the first ballet was Delibes's Coppélia (1922). Destroyed by bombs on 9 March 1944. 1947 rebuilt by Alar Kotli and Edgar Johan Kuusik. From 1997 major exterior and interior renovations. The Concert Hall is home to the Estonian Symphony Orchestra. Theatre Hall: 695 seats, Concert Hall: 700 seats. (English)
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1913
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