OPÉRA ABAÏ

The national theater is the city's most dynamic, and also the one with the most interesting architecture. Classical repertoire, in Russian and Kazakh. Named after Kazakh poet and composer Abaï Kounanbaïouly (1845-1904). Born in the east of the country, he was educated in Semipalatinsk, where he learned all the classics of Russian literature and poetry. He is best known for his poems, moral speeches and translations of major Russian-language works. It was only natural that the Opera should be named after him in 1934.