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Opera in Romania. The old building of the National Theatre in Bucharest, home to many opera performances in the city until its destruction by German bombardment in 1944. The history of opera in Romania dates back to the 18th century when French, Italian, and German touring companies began performing the standard European repertoire of the day ...
The history of Romania is rich and multifaceted, marked by a series of different historical periods. Ancient times were dominated by the Dacians, who were eventually conquered by the Romans in 106 CE, leading to a period of Roman rule that left a lasting influence on the language and culture. The Middle Ages saw the emergence of distinct ...
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There has been a long-going interest in drama in Craiova, traceable in a large array of shows organized here: old folklore, puppet and shadow, itinerant companies and circus artists ones. An early piece of evidence of this activity is the 1596 mention of an ‘improvisation theatre’in “The Chronicle of Michael the Brave’s Reign” (see Oltenia’s archiv...
During the 1853-1854 season, the theatre was managed by Pera Opran, while in 1854 the position was given to Theodor Teodorini. The beginning of his administration was marked by a great loss, the playhouse burning down on New Year’s Eve. In May 1856, a new National Theatre, built in Neo-classical style, in the Street of Justice, was inaugurated. The...
In the first years of the new century, many opera and operetta performances by ‘some great European companies and artists’took place in Craiova. Once Grigore Gabrielescu, a tenor, occupied the position of manager in 1904, a series of famous names of the lyrical and dramatic European stage could be heard and seen in Craiova: Georges Courtois, Sarah ...
Dec 31, 1989 · STATE'S VIOLENCE SPARKED REBELLION. TIMISOARA, ROMANIA, DEC. 30 -- The first decisive moment in the Romanian uprising came here on Saturday, Dec. 16, in front of the house of a popular, ethnic ...
How did opera come about? Where it all began. The first opera can be traced back to Italy at the start of the 17th century. Its roots probably lay in several sources, including a fascination with what Ancient Greek drama may have looked – and sounded – like, and from already existing theatrical entertainments, such as the intermedi that punctuated spoken drama with song, dance and ...
This is a timeline of Romanian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Romania and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Romania . Millennia: 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd. Centuries: 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd ...
In Romania: History. The Carpathian-Danube region in which the Romanian ethnic community evolved was settled about 2000 bce by migratory Indo-Europeans who intermingled with native Neolithic (New Stone Age) peoples to form the Thracians. Read More. administration of Gheorghiu-Dej.
