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 Trei Ierarhi Monastery.

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.

Trei Ierarhi Monastery

Church

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Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments and included on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Trei Ierarhi Monastery is situated 440 metres south of Romanian National Opera, Iași.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iași and Aroneanu.

Iași

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Iaşi is the second city of Romania after Bucharest, the national capital, by population and in cultural, historical and academic importance. It is the second largest university centre in Romania.