Madlenianum Opera and Theatre is an opera house and theatre located in
Zemun,
Belgrade
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, Serbia. It is the first privately owned opera and theater company both in Serbia and in Southeast Europe. It is located in
Belgrade
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,
Serbia, and was founded on 26 January 1999, by
Madlena Zepter
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Early years and education
Philip Zepter was bor ...
, Serbian businessman. The name Madlenianum derives from Madlena Zepter's name.
History
It is situated in the
Old city core of
Zemun, which is
Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance of Serbia. The Theatre houses opera, ballet, concert programs, drama and musical repertoire.
Madlenianum was officially founded on 25 December 1997 by Gordan Dragović Černogorski opera and ballet director, and it is located in the building that previously housed the second stage of the
National Theatre of Serbia
The Serbian National Theatre ( sr, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia.
History
The current building of the theatre was opened in March 1981. The ...
. After seven years of work and five different stages of reconstruction, a completely refurbished, reconstructed and conceptually enriched edifice opened its doors to the public on 19 April 2005.
Productions
As of February 2013, the following
operas,
musicals
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and
plays outside of the standard repertoire were produced at the Madlenianum.
Official website, main page in English
Premieres marked with "*" are still in the repertory.
Gallery
File:Madlenianum, enterier. 3562.jpg, Madlenianum enterier
File:Madlenianum, enterier.jpeg, Madlenianum theatre hall
File:Dictionary of the Khazars ballet adaptation - Madlenianum Opera and Theatre.jpg, Ballet ''Dictionary of the Khazars
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See also
* List of theatres in Serbia
Notes and references
External links
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Theatres in Belgrade
Opera houses in Serbia
Theatres completed in 1997
Music venues completed in 1999
1999 establishments in Serbia