Theatres
OPERA HOUSE
One of the most beautiful buildings in Ekaterinburg is the Opera House. It was built in 1912 and many famous artists played in this theatre like Sergey Lemeshev, Ivan Kozlovsky, Irina Arkhipova. Operas and ballets attract both theatre-lovers and townspeople who like the Arts. Luxury interiors of the theater, skills of the actors and producers, traditional Russian spirit of the theatre v all this you will be able to experience if you visit our Opera.
The theatre season lasts from September to July. On the week days they give one play at 6.30 pm and at the weekends there are two plays: one at 11 am and the second is at 6 pm. As the tickets are extremely cheap they are sold off long before the day of the performance especially on the most famous plays like "Swans Lake", "Nutcracker", "Karmen" and "Eugene Onegin".
THE URAL STATE CONSERVATORY
The Ural State Conservatory was founded in 1934. The opening of the Conservatory was predetermined by the necessity of training the highly qualified specialists for musical theatres, concert organizations, and educational establishments of the Urals, Siberia and Far East. In 1939 the Conservatory had its first graduates. Many of them became the teachers of the Conservatory and were appointed to the chairs in a number of higher schools, became the leading music art workers of the country.
Nowadays the highly professional staff of the Conservatory includes world famous professors, laureates of Russian and international contests, honored artists.
The Ural State Conservatory is one of the biggest musical higher institutions of the country. Its students are awarded honorary titles, like Prize-winners of Russian and International competitions.
The faculties of the Conservatory are: orchestra and folk instruments, piano playing, solo singing, orchestra and chorus conducting, musicology, composition, the musical sound-producing faculty and others.
Nowadays over one thousand students study at the day-time, part-time and extra-mural departments. There are some students from abroad among them.
mail@uscon.ru
Lenina street, 26
Ekaterinburg
http://www.uscon.ru/index_en.html
DOM KINO
ul. Lunacharskogo, 137
phone 55-06-93
kino@orion.ru
Tickets from $2 (day time shows) to $5 (evening and night time). Presenting only newest movies, usually this cinema is full that's why you'd better buy tickets in advance or call and book them. Cinema hall is small, Dolby Stereo is good, seats are comfortable, "upper middle class" public. "Elite" hall welcomes you to the classy night shows.
SALUT
ul. Tolmacheva, 12
phones 71-47-44, 71-13-18
salut@sky.ru
Tickets from $3 to $5 (depends on your seat location). Presenting newest and top popular movies, this cinema is considered to be "cinema for everybody". Halls are big and there are always free seats available. Dolby Stereo is great, seats would be more comfortable, "middle class" public.
Ekaterinburg Zoo
ul. Mamina-Sibiryaka, 189
Phone: 50-54-69 (administration), 50-84-23 (research and PR center)
Fax 56-39-40
E-mail: zoo@zoo.e-burg.ru, zoo@uralregion.ru
http://zoo.uralregion.ru/zoo.html
Ekaterinburg Zoo presents unique collection of diferent, intersting, rare, amazing animals. Ekaterinburg zoo is founded in 1930. In 1994 Zoo was reconstructed and now it is place always full of fun, kids and kindness. On January 1, 2000 the number of animals is 528 of 180 kinds.
Zoo is open daily:
in Winter time: from 10 am till 5 pm
in Spring and Autumn: from 10 am till 6 pm
in Summer: from 10 am till 7 pm
Last admittance is one hour before closing.
Tickets price:
adults - 30 rubles
kids - 20 rubles
minors under 3 y.o. - free
You can book an excursion, phone 50-84-23.
