The Romanian National Opera () is a public

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institution in

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. Subordinated to the

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, it is one of the four national opera companies of

. The Romanian National Opera was established by royal decree no. 254 of 30 March 1946, issued by King

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. The first director of the opera was Aca de Barbu. The Opera shares the same building with the Mihai Eminescu National Theatre, the Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre and the German State Theatre.

History

The Romanian Opera in Timișoara was established by royal decree no. 254 of 30 March 1946, issued by King

. The management of the newly established institution was entrusted to the famous soprano Aca de Barbu, who managed to form a valuable team of musicians. The inaugural performance of the Romanian Opera in Timișoara took place on 27 April 1947 with the opera ''

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. The first opera performance was transmitted through

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s in the then Opera Square and was attended by Prime Minister

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, among others. In the first ten years after its establishment, 41

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performances were staged. Starting from 1952, the Opera held uninterrupted micro-seasons in Arad,

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, Bocșa,

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and

Reșița Reșița (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had a population of 58,393 in 2021. It administers six villages: Câlnic (''Kölnök''), Cuptoare (''Kupt ...

, until 1990. At the same time, from 1953, tours were organized around the country. At the initiative of musician , conductor and director of the Romanian Opera in Timișoara, and , director of the Banatul Philharmonic, in the 1968/1969 season the first edition of the ''Timișoara Muzicală'' Festival took place. After the 6th edition, the festival became annual, and from 1993 it received an international character, preserved until today. A premiere was made on 23 June 1964 – the first live television transmission of a whole opera, with the performance of Verdi's '' Un ballo in maschera''. Numerous radio and television prints followed, as well as on disc and CD. On 24 September 2004, the Romanian Opera in Timișoara was awarded the title of national opera.

Directors

* Aca de Barbu (1946–1954) * Francisc Kádár (1954–1956) *

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(1956–1959) * Viorel Covăsală (1959–1960) * Adrian Beldi (1960–1963) * (1963–1974) * Cornelia Voina (1974–1977) * Petru Manzur (1977–1983) * (1983–1985, 1990, 1994–2000) * Maria Mărgineanu (1985–1990) * Virgil Bosa (1990–1994) * (2000–2019) * Cristian Rudic (2019–present)

References

External links

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Official website
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History

Directors

See also

References

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