Venue: Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater
Address: 428003, Республика Чувашия, г. Чебоксары, Московский проспект, д. 1
Town: Cheboksary, RU

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater or 'Volga Opera (Russian: Чувашский государственный театр оперы и балета, Chuvash: Чӑваш патшалӑх оперӑпа балет театрӗ) is an opera and ballet theater in Cheboksary, Chuvashia (Russia). Initially, it was known as the Chuvash Musical Theater, but was given its present name in 1993. The yearly International Opera Festival named after Maxim Mikhailov held in the theater since 1991, the International Ballet Festival organized in 1997, the International Competition of Young Opera Singers named after Maxim Mikhailov held for the first time in 2010, and the Festival of Operetta organized in 2010 have become part of the cultural heritage of Chuvashia. The theater was opened in May 22, 1960 in the Soviet Union with the first opera being Water Mill (Chuvash: Шывармань, romanized: Shyvarman) by F. Vasilev. The founder and first director of the theater was Boris Markov. The current theater building was built in 1985 in brutalism style. It was designed by architects R. Begunts and V. Teneta. The company has artists from Yoshkar-Ola, St. Petersburg and other cities. Заломнов, П. Д. "Марков Борис Семенович" // Заломнов, П. Д. Чувашский государственный театр оперы и балета и ведущие мастера его сцены / П. Д. Заломнов. - Чебоксары, 2002. - С. 25-26. Марков, А. С. "На театральных подмостках трагедии разыгрываются по-настоящему" / А. С. Марков // СЧ-Столица. - 2000. - 26 янв. - 1 февр. (№ 3). - С. 15. Алексеев, О. "Оперӑпа балет театрне - Борис Марков ятне" / О. Алексеев // Хыпар. - 2001. - 16 ҫу. Канюкова, А. С., "Жизнь, отданная театру"/ А. С. Канюкова, А. С. Марков. - Чебоксары: Изд-во ЧГУ, 1999. - 134 с.: ил.