Opera house
Latvian National Opera
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Hugo
February 20, 2020
Riga's White House — the Latvian National Opera and Ballet on Aspazijas bulvāris was opened in 1923
Ivan
January 21, 2020
In the course of a season that runs from September to June the LNOB performs more than 200 performances, staging on average six new productions every season of both opera and ballet. The LNOB today is a repertoire theatre. While paying tribute to the traditional values of the classical and Romantic operas and ballets that are the cornerstones of its repertoire, the LNOB continually strives to seek contemporary forms of expression. The LNO stage regularly resounds with successful productions of modern operatic and ballet masterpieces, children's performances, and original Latvian works. The LNOB is open to the world: the company has an active touring schedule with many superb guest singers, conductors, choreographers and directors frequently gracing the LNO stage. In recent seasons, the LNOB has been touring to the Hong Kong Festival, the Bordeaux Opera, the Catania Opera, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the Luxembourg Opera, the Dalhalla Festival in Sweden, to Mexico. The LNO is a place where talent is born – popular soloists like Elīna Garanča, Kristine Opolais, Marina Rebeka, Maija Kovaļevska, Inese Galante, Aleksandrs Antoņenko and Egils Silins started their careers at the LNO. The LNO Company was founded soon after independence was declared on the 18th of November, 1918, and in the 1920s the opera company was joined by the first professional Latvian ballet ensemble. The LNOB occupies a stately neo-classical style building in Riga, originally constructed as the Riga German Theatre in 1863.
In the course of a season that runs from September to June the LNOB performs more than 200 performances, staging on average six new productions every season of both opera and ballet. The LNOB today is a repertoire theatre. While paying tribute to the traditional values of the classical and Romantic…
Ilze
March 1, 2019
You can get good-price tickets for some fantastic ballets, operas and concerts. Check the program on www.opera.lv
Jānis
October 29, 2018
The Latvian opera and ballet are world-renowned. Give it a shot!
Reinis
October 11, 2018
This building is home to the Latvian National Opera. If you're in the mood for an opera of ballet, check out the ticket offices in the main hall. Throughout history Latvia has been the home to many famous ballet dancers and opera musicians. Compared to many places in Europe, the tickets are inexpensive and many performances have English subtitles. So, go on, treat yourself.
This building is home to the Latvian National Opera. If you're in the mood for an opera of ballet, check out the ticket offices in the main hall. Throughout history Latvia has been the home to many famous ballet dancers and opera musicians. Compared to many places in Europe, the tickets are inexpens…
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3 Aspazijas bulvāris
Rīga