Opera theater named after Abay

A beautiful town at the foot of the emerald ridges of the Tien Shan is not by chance called "garden city". In the spring, when southern outskirt of drowning in flowering apple, apricot and cherry orchards, the city becomes like a fairy tale. This luxury green outfit and a magnificent panorama of mountains make Almaty different from other cities. Gardens, groves, parks, boulevards, flower gardens occupy more than eight thousand hectares of urban area.

Title Almaty comes from the word - an apple. It is here found their homeland famous Almaty Aport apple kind. Some sources claim that in ancient times it was at this place, on the famous caravan route - the Silk Road is a shopping village Almaty. In the XIII century it was destroyed by a horde of Genghis Khan. And in 1854 near the ancient ruins of the city arose Faithful. In Soviet times the city was renamed Alma-Ata, and from 1929 to 1997, Alma-Ata was the capital of Kazakhstan.

Southern capital is considered the cultural center of the republic. In Almaty, there are 270 cultural organizations. Including 14 theaters, concert halls 7, 2 Philharmonic ...

The State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Abay - the first and the brilliant experience of a national search form in the architecture of Kazakhstan. Built in 1936-1941. Architects – N. Kruglov, N. Prost, designer – T. Basenov. An architectural monument of the Soviet period.