Estonian National Opera - opera house
Designed by A. Lindgren and W. Lönn and completed in 1913, the art nouveau/classicist Estonia theatre and opera house was the largest building of its kind in Tallinn at the time.
One of its two wings was designed as a theatre, and the other as a concert hall. The original building was destroyed during the Soviet bombings in March 1944. However, it was renovated in the latter half of the 1940's.
Good to know: The first Estonian parliament convened in the concert hall on 23 April 1919.
You can join an hour-long tour before a performance, explore the historic building, and find out what takes place in the theatre before the curtains go up.
The building belongs in the National Registry of Cultural Monuments.
Reviews
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Petite Opera House - looks what's on and go!
Lovely petite opera house that often has tickets available. If you do go, the stalls are on a hardwood floor and you sit in chairs that are moveable. Rubber or soft soled shoes are a good idea to...
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Great music, great food
Together with some colleagues, my wife and me visited the opera to watch La bohème. It was a very good performance, with great singing, especially from the male main character. The building is very...
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First class all around
A short walk through the charming Tammsaare Park, replete with intriguing sculptures, a statue of Estonia’s best-known writer and namesake for the park, A. H. Tammsaare, and, when we visited, a...
Information
- Estonia puiestee 4, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn
- Homepage
- http://www.opera.ee/en/lavastus/ekskursioon-teatrimajas-2/
- E-mail: tours@opera.ee
- tours@opera.ee
- (+372) 683 1323
- (+372) 683 1210
