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The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi Joined Unicard Network

11/03/2016

The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi joined Unicard network. Unicard holders collect the points ontickets purchase.

The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi formerly known as the Tiflis Imperial Theater was founded in 1851. Tbilisi Opera is the main opera house of Georgia and one of the oldest such establishments in Eastern Europe.

Since 1896, the theater has resided in an exotic neo-Moorish edifice originally constructed by Victor Johann Gottlieb Schröter, a prominent architect of Baltic German origin. Although, definitively Oriental in its decorations and style, the building's layout, foyers and the main hall are that of a typical European opera house.

The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi always had worldwide tours. From 1930s Georgian Opera was performed in Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.

The opera house is one of the centers of cultural life in Tbilisi and was once home to Zacharia Paliashvili, the Georgian national composer whose name the institution has carried since 1937. The Opera and Ballet Theater also houses the State Ballet of Georgia under the leadership of an internationally known Georgian ballerina Nina Ananiashvili. In recent years it has hosted opera stars such as Montserrat Caballé and José Carreras, while also serving as a traditional venue for national celebrations and presidential inaugurations.

The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi is founded on 25 Rustaveli Ave. Unicard holders collect 1 point per 10 GEL.