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21-702: The Romanian Opera was officially opened on 18 September 1919, simultaneously with the National Theatre and the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy. On 13–14 May 1920 the first two performances - 2 symphonic concerts - were conducted there by Czech conductor Oskar Nebdal . The first opera performance took place on 25 May 1920 with the Romanian version Giuseppe Verdi 's Aida , with Alfred Novak as conductor, and Constantin Pavel as stage director. Famous artists of

42-655: A balance between national and universal dramatic texts and between classical and modern elements. Famous artists of the time include Mihai Măniuțiu , Gelu Bogdan Ivașcu, Maria Munteanu, Ileana Negru, Miriam Cuibus, Marius Bodochi, Petre Băcioiu, and Dorin Andone. In this period, performances such as Săptămîna luminată by Mihail Săulescu , The Lesson by Eugène Ionesco , and Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot were staged during several tours in England, France, Yugoslavia, Finland,

63-480: A studio was created, in order to connect the public with modern dramatic productions. Some famous actors of the time include Magda Tâlvan, Maria Cupcea, Titus Croitoru, Violeta Boitoș, Viorica Iuga, Nicolae Sasu, and Gheorghe Aurelian. In 1940, as a result of the Second Vienna Award , the theatre, like other Romanian institutions, had to move to the Romanian part of the artificially divided Transylvania . While

84-607: Is in Cluj-Napoca , Romania, sharing its building with the Romanian Opera . The theatre was built between 1904 and 1906 by the Austrian architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer , who designed several theatres and palaces across Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century, including the theatres in Iași , Oradea , Timișoara , and Chernivtsi ( Romanian : Cernăuți ). The project

105-454: The Netherlands , France , Germany , Belgium , Luxembourg , Austria , England , Switzerland , Turkey , Bulgaria , Ukraine , then- Czechoslovakia , etc.. The opera house was built between 1904 and 1906 by the famous Austrian architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer who designed several theatres and palaces across Europe in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including

126-497: The local university moved to Sibiu , the national theatre moved to Timișoara . In December 1945, at the end of World War II , as Cluj became part of Romania once again, the theatrical institution returned to Cluj and restarted its activity, under the directorship of Aurel Buteanu. Between 1948 and 1964, although under the initial stages of the Communist regime , the theatre managed to keep true to its artistic values. Famous names of

147-634: The Hungarian troupe was Shakespeare's Hamlet , September 30, 1919. Since 1919, when Cluj passed under Romanian administration, the building has been home to the local Romanian National Theatre and Romanian Opera, while the local Hungarian Theatre and Opera received the theatre building in Emil Isac street, close to the Central Park and the Someșul Mic River . After the Second Vienna Award of 1940 and

168-527: The National Theatre of Cluj was Zaharia Bârsan , actor, stage director, playwright and animator. Some of the first members of the National Theatre include Olimpia Bârsan, Stănescu-Papa, Dem Mihăilescu-Brăila, Nicolae Neamțu-Ottonel  [ ro ] , Jeana Popovici, Stanca Alexandrescu, Ion Tâlvan, and Ștefan Braborescu  [ ro ] . Between 1936 and 1940 director Victor Papilian  [ ro ] moved towards modernity. In that period,

189-567: The Opera's own orchestra. In 1940, as a result of the Second Vienna Award , the Opera, like other Romanian institutions, had to move to the Romanian part of a divided Transylvania . While the local university moved to Sibiu , the Romanian Opera moved to Timișoara and became Cluj-Napoca Romanian State Opera at Timișoara ( Romanian : Opera Româna de Stat din Cluj la Timișoara ). In December 1945, at

210-615: The United States, and Egypt. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the performances became more diverse and modern. Names of this period include Victor Ioan Frunză  [ ro ] , Mihai Măniuțiu, Mona Chirilă, Anca Bradu, Theodor-Cristian Popescu, Liviu Ciulei , Crin Teodorescu, Lucian Giurchescu, Mircea Marosin, Sorana Coroamă-Stanca  [ ro ] , Horea Popescu, Gheorghe Harag, and Dinu Cernescu. The directors of

231-579: The annexation of Northern Transylvania by Hungary , the building was again the home of the Hungarian Theatre. On 31 October 1944 the Romanian and Hungarian actors celebrating the freedom of the city held a common benefit performance for Russian and Romanian wounded soldiers. The hall has a capacity of 928 places. It is in the Neo-baroque style, with some inflexions inspired by the Secessionism in

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252-663: The decoration of the foyer. The building of the National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments . The Romanian National Theatre was officially opened on 18 September 1919, simultaneously with the Romanian Opera and the Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy . The inaugural performance, Poemul Unirei (English: The Unification Poem ) by Zaharia Bârsan, took place on 1 December 1919. The founder and first director of

273-789: The early days of the institution include Constantin Pavel, the first director of the institution and the first tenor to sing the role of Radames in the Cluj-Napoca Romanian Opera, Italian conductor Egisto Tango , composer Tiberiu Brediceanu , baritone Dimitrie Popovici-Bayreuth . The Romanian Opera managed to establish in a very short period of time a very good and prolific artistic team. In just its first 2 years (1919–1921), it staged 99 performances, including Giuseppe Verdi 's Aida , Charles Gounod 's Faust , Giacomo Puccini 's Madama Butterfly , Nicolae Bretan 's Luceafărul , Pietro Mascagni 's Cavalleria rusticana , Richard Wagner 's Tannhäuser and 15 symphonic concerts of

294-624: The end of World War II , as Cluj became again part of Romania, the Opera returns to Cluj and restarted its activity. During its existence, the Cluj-Napoca Romanian Opera staged more than 200 operas, operettas and ballets from all over the world and more than 40 Romanian performance art-forms, including the premieres of George Enescu 's Oedipe and Sigismund Toduță 's Meșterul Manole . The Cluj-Napoca Romanian Opera established itself as an important European opera company, due to prestigious artistic tours in Italy (more than 22 tours starting from 1971),

315-474: The increasingly strict Communist authorities. The performances became based on a balanced type of Modernism . In this period the National Theatre established itself as an important European theatrical institution, due to the prestigious artistic tours in Italy with performances such as Iphigeneia in Tauris by Euripides , Caligula by Albert Camus , A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare . Among

336-539: The local Hungarian Theatre and Opera received the theatre building in Emil Isac street, close to the Central Park and Someșul Mic River . The hall has a capacity of 928 places, being conceived in the Neo-baroque style, with some inflexions inspired by Art Nouveau in the decoration of the foyer. 46°46′12″N 23°35′51″E  /  46.7701°N 23.5975°E  / 46.7701; 23.5975 Cluj-Napoca National Theatre The Lucian Blaga National Theatre ( Romanian : Teatrul Național Lucian Blaga )

357-854: The theatre until 2000 were, successively, Victor Ioan Frunză, Anton Tauf  [ ro ] , and Dorel Vișan . In 2011 Mihai Măniuțiu became the director of the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre, which performed original classic and modern, Romanian and universal plays. Stage directors include Vlad Mugur , Mihai Măniuțiu, Sanda Manu  [ ro ] , and Alexandru Dabija . 46°46′13″N 23°35′50″E  /  46.77040°N 23.59709°E  / 46.77040; 23.59709 Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera 46°46′21″N 23°35′03″E  /  46.772439°N 23.584067°E  / 46.772439; 23.584067 The Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera ( Hungarian : Kolozsvári Állami Magyar Opera ; Romanian : Opera Maghiară din Cluj )

378-472: The theatres in Iași , Oradea , Timișoara and Chernivtsi ( Romanian : Cernăuți ). The building opened on 8 September 1906 with Ferenc Herczeg 's Bujdosók and until 1919, as Cluj was part of the Kingdom of Hungary , it was home to the local Hungarian National Theatre ( Hungarian : Nemzeti Színház ). Since 1919, the building has been home to the local Romanian National Theatre and Romanian Opera, while

399-432: The time include Marietta Sadova  [ ro ] , Ștefan Braborescu, Radu Stanca, Viorica Cernucan, Maia Țipan-Kaufmann, Ligia Moga, Gheorghe M. Nuțescu, Emilia Hodiș, Gheorghe Radu, Aurel Giurumia  [ ro ] , Alexandru Munte, and Silvia Ghelan  [ ro ] . After 1965, with Vlad Mugur as director, the theatre focused on aesthetic values, refusing the ideological and moralising line imposed by

420-505: The young famous artists of the time there were Silvia Popovici  [ ro ] , Valentino Dain, Melania Ursu , Valeria Seciu, George Motoi , Dorel Vișan , and Anton Tauf. The directors that followed, Ion Vlad  [ ro ] , Maia Țipan-Kaufmann, Petre Bucșa, Constantin Cubleșan  [ ro ] , and Horia Bădescu  [ ro ] , continued to try, often successfully, to avoid Communist censorship by maintaining

441-475: Was financed using only private capital: Sandor Ujfalfy bequeathed his domains and estates from Szolnok-Doboka County to the National Theatre Fund from Kolozsvár. The theatre opened on 8 September 1906 with Ferenc Herczeg 's Bujdosók . Until 1919, as Cluj was part of the Kingdom of Hungary , it was home to the local Hungarian National Theatre ( Hungarian : Nemzeti Színház ). The last performance of

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