The Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, simply known by locals as 'Opera', is an opera theatre in Yerevan. It officially opened on 20 January 1933, with a performance of
Yerevan Opera Theatre (2016)
The Opera building at night in 2025.
The Opera House (foreground, left) with the Yerevan skyline
Yerevan skyline with Opera House at dawn
Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers.
Yerevan Opera Theatre
…after this composer. The opera building was designed by architect Alexander Tamanian. It consists of two concert halls; after several renovations, the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall offers 1300 seats and the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Theatre about 1070 seats. The ground-breaking of the Opera Theatre…
The building at 93 Uznadze Street in Tbilisi, where Khachaturian lived between 1906 and 1922
Khachaturian used the "raw material" made available by Komitas (pictured), who in the early 20th century collected thousands of pieces of Armenian folk music.