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Yerevan Opera Theatre

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Sergei Prokofiev, 1943: "I admired the Opera House, one of the most beautiful new buildings in the Soviet Union."^[1]

Alexander Tamanyan was a Russian-born Armenian architect who developed a master plan for Yerevan. One of his creations is the neoclassical Opera House at Liberty Square where many political rallies still take place. Behind Tamanyan's statue are the giant limestone steps of the Cascade...^[2]

"circular neoclassical Opera House"^[3]

Thomas de Waal argues that alongside several other institutions (e.g. the Matenadaran, National Gallery) the Oera was central in the Soviet efforts to make Yerevan a "repository of Armenian myths and hopes."^[3]

Opera Square in Yerevan became the venue for these massive displays of national self-consciousness. Located in the center of the capital, Opera Square was at the confluence of two major boulevards and thus ideally situated as a place of gathering. The unique architecture of the opera house itself, which was a mix of classical Armenian motifs and more modern designs, symbolised the Armenian attempt to reconcile their ancient sense of uniqueness with the demands of modern statehood.^[4]

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Семь песен об Армении: очерк - Page 142 / Gevorg Emin · 1967 https://armunicat.nla.am/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1312985

Звартноц и Гагикашен возродились в великолепном здании оперы, храм Рипсиме — в Доме правительства, барельефы храма Ахтамар донесли до нас тайны нашего древнего театра и теперь украшают новое здание нашего драматического театра. А с многочисленных «хачкаров», этих «камней-крестов», великолепные орнаменты перешли на поставленные у армянских дорог родники-памятники, дорожные указатели и другие творения архитектуры малых форм.

Zvartnots and Gagikashen were revived in the magnificent building of the opera, the church of Saint Hripsime—in the Government House, the bas-reliefs of the Aghtamar church conveyed to us the secrets of our ancient theater and now adorn the new building of our dramatic theater. And from the numerous "khachkars," these "stone-crosses," magnificent ornaments have transferred to the springs-monuments, roadside signs, and other creations of small architectural forms placed along Armenian roads. https://ibb.co/1m54MTg / https://archive.ph/BdMFS/16be0b5699dff8df9e1a0346cc3b3f3bedeb733e.png

Opera 1953

https://tert.nla.am/archive/NLA%20AMSAGIR/SovetakanHayastan1945/1953(8).pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20240830135835/https://tert.nla.am/archive/NLA%20AMSAGIR/SovetakanHayastan1945/1953(8).pdf

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Urban Spaces After Socialism: Ethnographies of Public Places ... Tsypylma Darieva, ‎Wolfgang Kaschuba, ‎Melanie Krebs · 2011 discussion on style and influences https://books.google.am/books?id=9k9pXQZ6oiEC&pg=PA135&dq=yerevan+opera+architecture&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRg_OujsyCAxWVSPEDHRf2BN4Q6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=yerevan%20opera%20architecture&f=false

The Archaeology of Power and Politics in Eurasia: Regimes and Revolutions https://books.google.am/books?id=1mcgAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA71&dq=yerevan+opera+architecture&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjls_LRkMyCAxWaSfEDHWx3A_84FBDoAXoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=yerevan%20opera%20architecture&f=false

The Sixteen Republics of the Soviet Union - Page 76 Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich Mikhaĭlov · 1955 · ... architecture , is again flourishing . But as distinct from the past epochs , this art is dedicated not to the tsars but to the people . Yerevan ... opera and ballet theatre is one of the biggest and most beautiful in the Soviet Union

Armenian Identity in a Changing World - Page 47 Levon Abrahamian · 2006 · ... Yerevan was not only renamed but thoroughly re- built in Soviet times , so that going back to the pre - Soviet names ... Opera House on the same spot . Although he did not do this out of anti - religious zeal but followed some

AIM: Armenian International Magazine - Volume 10 - Page 18 1999 · ‎Snippet view · ‎More editions ... building in the main square facing the Hotel Armenia , and the opera building . The award - winning opera building ( Paris International Exhibition , 1937 ) became the focal point of the city as it began taking shape

A Musical Journey Through the Soviet Union - Page 120 Sonya Richmond · 1985 · ‎Snippet view · ‎More editions ... Yerevan's main roads is Lenin Avenue , and it is here that the tree - encircled Spendiarov Theatre of Opera and ... architecture of the Soviet era . It has two auditoria , one for opera and ballet and one for concerts . The architect's

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References

^ Prokofieff, Sergei (April 15, 1943). "Visiting Our National Republics in Wartime". Information Bulletin (39). Washington, D.C.: Embassy of the USSR: 7-8.
^ Berberian, Viken; Kebbi, Yann (2019). The Structure is Rotten, Comrade. Fantagraphics Books. p. 324. ISBN 9781683962151.
^ ^a ^b de Waal, Thomas (2003). Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War. New York: New York University Press. p. 74, 76. ISBN 978-0-8147-1945-9.
^ Masih, Joseph R.; Krikorian, Robert O. (1999). Armenia: At the Crossroads. Routledge. p. 5. ISBN 9781134412181.
^ LAST, FIRST (DATE). [URL "TITLE"]. Sovetakan Hayastan Monthly (in Armenian) (ISSUE). Yerevan: Armenian SSR Committee for Cultural Relations with the Armenians Abroad. ISSN 0131-6834. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help); Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)

[1] Prokofieff, Sergei (April 15, 1943). "Visiting Our National Republics in Wartime". Information Bulletin (39). Washington, D.C.: Embassy of the USSR: 7-8.

[2] Berberian, Viken; Kebbi, Yann (2019). The Structure is Rotten, Comrade. Fantagraphics Books. p. 324. ISBN 9781683962151.

[de_Waal-3] Waal, Thomas (2003). Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War. New York: New York University Press. p. 74, 76. ISBN 978-0-8147-1945-9.

[4] Masih, Joseph R.; Krikorian, Robert O. (1999). Armenia: At the Crossroads. Routledge. p. 5. ISBN 9781134412181.

[5] LAST, FIRST (DATE). [URL "TITLE"]. Sovetakan Hayastan Monthly (in Armenian) (ISSUE). Yerevan: Armenian SSR Committee for Cultural Relations with the Armenians Abroad. ISSN 0131-6834. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help); Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)

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