Abai Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre

• Address110 Kabanbay Batyr St
• Performance languageOperas are sung in the original language (Italian operas in Italian, Abai in Kazakh) with surtitles in Kazakh, Russian and English. Ballet and concerts need no translation.

About

The theatre opened on 13 January 1934 with Aiman-Sholpan, to a libretto by Mukhtar Auezov; it has carried Abai’s name since 1945 and became a national theatre in 2020. Over its history it has staged more than 300 operas and ballets.

The November 2026 programme includes La Traviata, The Barber of Seville, La Bohème, Eugene Onegin, the ballets Giselle, Don Quixote and Coppélia, and the national opera Abai. The theatre also has a museum with guided tours.

Checked against official sources on 3 November 2026. [1] [2] [3]