Antalya Devlet Opera ve Balesi

About Antalya Devlet Opera ve Balesi

Antalya Devlet Opera ve Balesi is the Antalya directorate of Turkey's State Opera and Ballet, which the national company says was founded in 1997. Its published contact address is Haşim İşcan Kültür Merkezi on Evliya Çelebi Caddesi in Muratpaşa, and it lists a separate box office line, 0242 244 24 41. Haşim İşcan Kültür Merkezi opened on 20 December 2006 on the site of the city's old wholesale market and was designed by the architect Ziya Canbazoğlu. The building is shared with the State Theatre: opera, ballet and musicals are staged in the 700-seat Büyük Sahne, while plays use the 383-seat Küçük Sahne. It also houses small cinemas, conservatory classrooms, a library and parking for about 200 cars. The company's checked repertoire includes Carmina Burana, Attila and Anna Karenina. The State Opera and Ballet also runs the Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival at the ancient theatre of Aspendos, so check each programme for the venue and start time.