Romanian National Opera, Iași

The Romanian National Opera, Iași is a public opera and ballet institution in Iași, Romania. It is one of the national opera companies of Romania. The first performance at the Iași Opera was on 3 November 1956, in the building of the Iași National Theatre, a historic monument that had been built between 1894 and 1896 by the Viennese architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer.

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Type: Theater building
Description: opera house in Iași
Also known as: “Iași Romanian National Opera”
Address: Strada Agatha Bârsescu 18, Iași, 700074

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iași National Theatre and Palace of Culture.

Iași National Theatre

Theater building

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The Iași National Theatre in Iași, Romania, is the oldest national theatre and one of the most prestigious theatrical institutions in Romania. In 1956, it was given the name of the renowned Romanian playwright and poet Vasile Alecsandri.

Palace of Culture

Castle

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The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iași, Romania. The building served as the Administrative and Justice Palace until 1955, when its designation and use was changed, and assigned to the four museums nowadays united under the name of Moldavia National Museum Complex. Palace of Culture is situated 720 metres south of Romanian National Opera, Iași.

Metropolitan Cathedral

Church

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The Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, located at 16 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard, Iași, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and the largest historic Orthodox church in Romania. Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 340 metres southwest of Romanian National Opera, Iași.