Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre

Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre,^[a] formerly known as the Tajik Musical Theatre,^[2] is a historic Soviet-era building and musical theatre in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The building was named after Tajik poet Sadriddin Ayni.

Ayni Opera and Ballet Theatre
Театри давлатии академии опера ва балети ба номи Садриддин Айнӣ
Former names	Tajik Musical Theatre
General information
Type	Theatre
Address	28 Husseinzoda Street
Town or city	Dushanbe
Country	Tajikistan
Coordinates	38°34′7″N 68°47′41″E
Construction started	1938
Completed	1940[1]
Opened	1941
Design and construction
Architect(s)	D. Bilibin, V. Golly, A. Junger, M. Zakharov
Website
operabalet.tj

Notes

1. Tajik: Театри давлатии академии опера ва балети ба номи Садриддин Айнӣ, romanized: Teatri davlatii akademii opera va baleti ba nomi Sadriddin Aynī; Russian: Таджикский Государственный Академический театр оперы и балета им. С. Айни, romanized: Tadzhikskiy Gosudarstvennyy Akademicheskiy teatr opery i baleta im. S. Ayni