Latvian National Opera Latvijas Nacionālā opera (in Latvian)
General information
Architectural style
Classicism
Town or city
Riga
Country
Latvia
Completed
1863; 161 years ago (1863)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Ludwig Bohnstedt
Other information
Seating capacity
100 (Red Hall) to 946 (Grand Hall)
Website
www.opera.lv
The Latvian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB) is an opera house and opera company at Aspazijas boulevard 3 in Riga.[1] Its repertoire includes performances of opera and ballet presented during the season which lasts from mid-September to the end of May.[2] During a typical season, LNOB presents almost 200 performances, including, on average, 6 new productions. The largest is the Great Hall which houses 946 seats, while the smaller ones – the New Hall, the Dress Circle Hall (Beletāžas zāle) and the Red Hall – have a maximum seating capacity of 338, 170 and 100 respectively. LNOB employs a total of approximately 600 people. The building is located on the bank of the Riga Canal, near the Freedom Monument. As of 5 November 2019, the chairman of the board is Egils Siliņš,[3][4] a world renowned opera singer. The chief conductor since 2013 is Mārtiņš Ozoliņš who is also an associate professor at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music.[5] The artistic director since 1993 is Aivars Leimanis.[6]
^"Operavision". Operavision. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"About the LNOB / Latvian National Opera". www.opera.lv. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^"New board members named at Latvian national opera and ballet". eng.lsm.lv. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"Egils Siliņš opernama repertuāru vēlas papildināt ar īrētām izrādēm un kopražojumiem". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^"Artists". Latvian National Opera and Ballet. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^"The Latvian National Ballet". Latvian National Opera and Ballet. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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