Splendour of the renovated Tbilisi Opera House
Opening after the six-year renovation, the Opera and Ballet Theatre interior keeps the oriental styling and decorations it has become recognised for. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The pseudo-Mauritanian interior elements are maintained in the entrance and hallways of the venue that cost GEL 40 million to renovate and upgrade. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The interior of the Theatre features windows in customary shapes of Arabic architecture. Built in 1851 based on a project by Italian architect Giovanni Scudieri, the building's interior was decorated and painted by French and Russian artists. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
This room on the Theatre's second storey has been used to host events including press conferences and photo exhibitions. New exhibition and patio spaces were created during the six-year project. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
A close-up view of the oriental decoration on the event room's ceiling. Interior paintings have been refreshed and updated in the renovation effort. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The renovation effort completely updated the stage management and communication systems. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Dancers of the ballet company have been able to rehearse in renovated studios of the venue as the Theatre was still closed to general public. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre dancers rehearse in one of the renovated venue's rehearsal studios. The renovation also created a new rehearsal studio for the Theatre's orchestra. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Ballet Company Manager and famous dancer Nina Ananiashvili in rehearsal at the renovated Theatre. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Audience seats in the main hall have undergone restoration along with addition of fresh furniture to the venue. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a new hall for resting between performance acts. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The splendour of the Theatre hall is newly apparent following the renovation that updated the gold-tinted decorations of its interior. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Seating areas on the main hall's six levels have maintained their original look. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Seating rows are covered in the main hall of the renovated Theatre. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
One of the six levels of seating in the main hall of the venue. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
A close-up view of oriental decoration elements in the main hall of the venue. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The iconic chandelier of the Opera and Ballet Theatre also underwent renovation. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Designed and manufactured by painter Nodar Ergemlidze in Austria and Georgia, the chandelier has become the trademark element of the Tbilisi venue. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The Theatre once more features the iconic stage curtain by late painter Sergo Kobuladze, recreated using cutting edge technology in Germany after the original creation was lost in the devastating fire at the venue in the 1970s. Photo by Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia press office.