Bucharest Concerts 2010

Opera & Ballet

National Opera & Ballet (Opera Nationala Romana) 
Address: Blvd. Mihail Kogalniceanu 70-72 Tel: (21) 313.18.57
Box office hours: Mon. – Sun. 10:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 7:00pm 
In 1921 the first ROMANIAN OPERA was created as an independent institution, when, the war being ended, the State took over the "Lyrical Opera Society" grounded by the artists. The 8-th of December 1921 the new institution inaugurated the performances with Lohengrin conducted by George Enescu and staged by Adalbert Markowski. With good reason called the first Romanian lyrical stage, the Romanian Opera House in Bucharest acquired a high inner and international renown both through the individual value of its artists and by the qualities of ensemble conferring to the group a distinct personality. Since 1953 when it moved into the new building, the theatre presented more than I50 first performances (some of them being composed of several short works) and every year the repertory becomes richer of other works.
Performances are held Wednesday through Sunday evenings, except during July and August.
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National Operetta Theatre (Teatrul National de Opereta ‘Ioan Dacian’) 
Address: Blvd. Nicoale Balcescu 2 Tel: (21) 313.63.48
Box office hours: Tue. – Sat. 11:00am – 6:00pm; Sun. 2:00pm – 6:00pm; Closed Mon. Comic plots, extravagant staging, lavish costumes, high caliber singers and orchestra are all part of the charm of the light, frothy performances at the Ion Dacian Operetta. 
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Symphonic Music

George Enescu Philharmonic at Romanian Athenaeum (Filarmonica George Enescu)
Address: Str. Benjamin Franklin 1 Tel: (21) 315.00.26 or 315.25.67
Box office hours: Tue. – Fri. 12:00pm – 7:00pm; Sat. & Sun. 4:00pm – 7:00pm; Closed Mon. 
George Enescu International Music Festival
Founded in 1868, at the initiative of a group of musicians, in order to cultivate the taste of the public for symphonic music, the Romanian Philharmonic Society offered classical and romantic masterpiece concerts
Renowned worldwide for its outstanding acoustics, the Romanian Athenaeum is the home of the Romanian George Enescu Philharmonic. Famous artists and conductors have performed here throughout the years. Among them: Erich Kleiber, Sergiu Celibidache, Ionel Perlea, Herbert von Karajan, Dinu Lipatti, Arthur Rubinstein, Pablo Casals and Yehudi Menuhin. 
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National Radio Orchestra and National Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra Nationala Radio)
Address: Str. General Berthelot 60-64 (Sala Radio) Tel: (21) 303.12.11 or 303.14.28 
Box office hours: Mon. – Sun. 10:00am – 6:00pm 
The National Radio Orchestra, one of the best in the country, presents frequent classical chamber music performances at the music hall in the radio building.
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