Romanian Athene
For the World Youth and Students Festival that was about to take place in Romania, in august 1953, the Opera finally got a new luxurious headquarters, in big contrast with the social situation of the country. The first opera premiere happened on 9-th of January 1954 with Pick Dame by Chaikovsky, after Puskin, and the first ballet was Coppelia, on 10-th of January 1954 with a more spectacular production than the one before it.
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