The song and drama society "Estonia" was founded in 1865. This was the beginning event of current-day Estonian National Opera Theater (Estonian: Rahvusooper Estonia). Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Estonian (; ˈeːsti ˈkeːl is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1 The opeara also known as Estonia Theatre for the building it occupies in downtown Tallinn. The Estonia Theatre is an Opera house and Concert hall in Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names The opera celebrated its 100th anniversary 2006. The celebration was carried out in a newly renovated opera house. It built as a national effort with the leadership of "Estonia" society 1913 and was opened to the public on August 24th.
The opera house itself was bombed down by Soviet air raid at 9th of March, 1944. It was reopened after the war at 1947.
The theater has had several names throughout its existence. The latest one is "Estonian National Opera", given at year 1998.
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There are over 500 employees currently working at the Estonian National Opera. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Operetta is a genre of light Opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance.
Chief conductors:
- Adalbert Wirkhaus (1908—1912)
- Raimund Kull (1912 —1942)
- Juhan Aavik (1925 — and 1933)
- Verner Nerep (1942—1944)
- Priit Nigula (1942—1951)
- Kirill Raudsepp (1951—1963)
- Neeme Järvi (1963—1975)
- Eri Klas (1975—1994)
- Paul Mägi (1995—2002)
- Jüri Alperten (2002—2004)
- Arvo Volmer (2004-)
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