Opera & Ballet Theatre

Baku


This 1910 theatre has very distinctive twin-spired facade and a classically grand interior, though the place could do with some refreshing. It produces a mixed bag of shows, some grandiose, other more mundane repertory performances but most are easy enough to follow without speaking the show's language.


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