Perm opera house

In August, 1921 the first theatrical season after the termination of civil war was opened. During the War theatre the Leningrad opera and ballet theatre was evacuated to Perm scene. The idea to remain in Perm belonged to the main conductor A.Pazovsky. Citizens of Leningrad three winters and two summers — term for history of musical culture of a city considerable worked here. In Perm there was also a school of world famous Mariinsky ballet that subsequently promoted creation of the Perm choreographic school. In 1965 to the Perm theatre of an opera of ballet Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky by name, and in 1969 — a rank "academic" is appropriated. In 1974 the Perm academic Tchajkovsky theatre invited the best soloists from many theatres of the country and all spectators to the First festival of opera-ballet creativity of Tchaikovsky. This holiday was repeated in 1983 and 1988 with success. The Perm theatre, unique in Russia, became Tchaikovsky original House, where there were all scenic products of the composer (ten operas and three ballets). Accidents. In February, 1937 Perm was visited by a well-known pilot Valery Tchkalov. He came to theatre to a performance "Evgeny Onegin". The actress was playing a role of Tatyana Larina, when she was low over a candle and at it the wig has lighted up. Then Tchkalov was sitting in a lateral management box, he jumped out to the scene, broke an actress’ wig and extinguished it. After the termination of performance Tchkalov wrote down in the book for guests of honor: «Remarkable performance. Good voices. Chorus fine … I Wish remarkable collective of the further successes in work».