The State Opera and Ballet Theatre “Nur Sultan Opera” was founded on the initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan NursultanNazarbayev in 2013. “A country, that builds factories and roads, creates a firm foothold for years to come. A country, that builds schools and hospitals, takes care of the future of a nation for decades. A country, that builds theatres, looks forward for the coming centuries…” Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the official opening of the theatre.

Situated on the left bank of the Esil River, the Nur Sultan Opera House is striking in its splendor. The Nur Sultan Opera is on a par with the world’s leading opera houses, such as La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Metropolitan Opera in New York among others.

The theatre is situated on a plot of almost 9 hectares. The building itself is 64,000 square meters. Of these, about 3,000 square meters is the stage area. The Nur Sultan Opera House impresses not only by its scale, but also by its architectural refinement. It is constructed on the basis of the best classical architectural traditions and entwined therein, are Kazakh national motifs.

The Main Auditorium seats 1,250 people and the Chamber Hall seats 250. According to its technical capabilities, the Nur Sultan Opera is on a par with the world’s famous opera houses and sometimes exceeds them.

The Theatre’s chamber music hall can accommodate 250 people. It is designed for chamber music concerts, performances of various music ensembles, chamber choir, or small symphony orchestra performances etc. A team of leading experts from Italy and Germany worked on the acoustics; as a result, a unique sound characteristic is achieved. Today, everything is done to ensure that the creative content of the theatre in no way concedes to the splendor of its architecture.

Stages of the "Nur Sultan Opera" theatre are adorned by masterpieces of opera and ballet classics, and modern performances of excellent masters. The first season of the theatre premiered ballets such as "Sleeping Beauty" by P.Tchaikovsky (staged bythe world renown choreographer - Yuri Grigorovich) and "Romeo, Juliet" by Prokofiev (staged by the famous French choreographer – Sh.Zhyuda) and "Rodin" modern ballet by the famous Russian choreographer Boris Eifman. In addition, the first season of theatre staged joint performances with European teams, such as the Rome Opera, La Scala, the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Mariinsky Theatre, Opera Bordeaux, Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre.

The theatre has already opened children's drama school, where young artists learn theatrical skills by preparing for performances on the magnificent stage of "Nur Sultan Opera" in the future.