Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre,[a] formerly known as the Tajik Musical Theatre,[2] is a historic building and musical theatre in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The building was named after Tajik poet Sadriddin Ayni.
| Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre | |
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Театри давлатии академии опера ва балети ба номи Садриддин Айнӣ | |
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| Former names | Tajik Musical Theatre |
| General information | |
| Type | Theatre |
| Address | 28 Husseinzoda Street |
| Town or city | Dushanbe |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Coordinates | 38°34′7″N 68°47′41″E / 38.56861°N 68.79472°E |
| Construction started | 1938 |
| Completed | 1940[1] |
| Opened | 1941 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | D. Bilibin, V. Golly, A. Junger, M. Zakharov |
| Website | |
| operabalet | |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ Artemy M. Kalinovsky, Laboratory of Socialist Development : Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan, (Cornell University Press, 2018), 123
- ^ "О Театре". Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
External links edit
- Official website (in Russian)
- Aini Opera and Ballet Theatre tourism page on the Tajik Ministry of Internal Affairs Website
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