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Opera
Under the auspices of Mikheil Vorontsovi, the Old Opera Theatre was built on April 15, 1847, and took four years to complete construction. Italian architect, Antonio Skudieri, designed the theater which became the first opera theatre in the entire South Caucasus region large enough to house a maximum of 800 people. The Old Opera was originally located in Freedom (“Tavisufleba”) Square. In 1896, however, a new opera theatre was built on Rustaveli Avenue (formally called Golovini Ave.) designed by Shreteri. Known as the “Treasury Theatre”, the new opera boasted a viewer capacity of 1,200 people and is currently a functioning opera theatre in Tbilisi today. The Treasury Theatre opened its doors to the public on November 3, 1896 with an opera by Mikhain Glinka entitled, “Ivan Susanini”. Built in a Mauritanian style, oriental features such as: a cross vault and ogive, narrow columns, and decorative turret and lace ornaments, adorn the building. The front of entrance opens to a terrace with a Mauritanian vaulted ceiling.
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