Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet
| Lviv National Opera | |
|---|---|
Львівський Національний академічний театр опери та балету імені Соломії Крушельницької | |
The Lviv Opera as seen from Freedom Avenue | |
Interactive map of the Lviv National Opera area | |
| Former names | Lemberger Oper, Opera Lwowska, Teatr Wielki, Solomia Krushelnytska Lviv National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet |
| General information | |
| Type | Opera house |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| Location | Lviv, Ukraine, Svobody av., 28 |
| Groundbreaking | 1897 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Opened | October 4, 1900 |
| Renovated | 1989–1994 |
| Owner | National |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Zygmunt Gorgolewski |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 1,100 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Ukrainian: Львівський Національний академічний театр опери та балету імені Соломії Крушельницької, romanized: Lvivskyi Natsionalnyi akademichnyi teatr opery ta baletu imeni Solomii Krushelnytskoi) or Lviv Opera (Ukrainian: Львівська оперa, romanized: Lvivska opera, Polish: Opera Lwowska) is an opera house located in Lviv, designed by Polish architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski. Originally built on former marshland of the submerged Poltva River, the Lviv Opera now located on Freedom Avenue (Ukrainian: Проспект Свободи), the tree-lined centrepiece of Lviv's historic Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the city's Halych district.
According to the inscription in the theatre lobby, the building was constructed between 1897 and 1900. Originally built when Lviv was the capital of the autonomous province of Galicia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Lviv Opera (German: Lemberger Oper) first stood at the end of Archduke Karl Ludwig Avenue, was later known as the Grand Theatre (Polish: Teatr Wielki) of the Second Polish Republic, and during the time of Soviet rule, entering patrons would pass by a towering statue of Vladimir Lenin. For four decades, the theatre was known as the Ivan Franko Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, having been renamed in 1956 after the city's famous poet and political activist on the centenary of his birth.
In 2000, marking its centennial the Lviv Opera was renamed after Solomiya Krushelnytska, a renowned soprano of the early 20th century.