Belarus
BELARUS (also Belorussia) temporarily doesn’t pull much weight amidst the European ‘concert of nations’. Only few addresses could be traced.
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Minsk
Q opera
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Minsk
H
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Minsk
O Moniuszko
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Minskaya district: Azernï
J Moniuszko°
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Q opera
ploshcha Paryzhkay Komuni 1, Minsk
Bol'shoy teatr Belarusi
The ‘National Academic Bolshoy Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus’ was built in 1930s and has 1200 seats.
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H
ploshcha Jakuba Kolasa 50, Minsk
Belorussian State Philharmonic
The Belorussian State Philharmonic hall was opened in 1963 with 930, later reduced to 690 seats. The second hall has 190 seats.
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O Moniuszko
Minsk
Polish gymnasium
At the building of the former Polish Gymnasium there is a plaque for the Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872), who was born in today Belarus.
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J Moniuszko°
Azernï
Muzey Maniushki
Stanisław Moniuszko was born in 1819 at the family estate of Ubyel; it didn’t survive, but the spot is marked.
In a former school in nearby Azernï there is a museum with photos and documents, covering Moniuszko’s whole life and career.
