Poltava was famous for its theatrical traditions since early times. The first mentioning of local stationary theater dates back in 1810. And first professional theater was opened in 1818; its first director was founder of the modern Ukrainian literature Ivan Kotlyarevsky. The theater was always filled with creative, original personalities, who respected age-old traditions of the region. And, there

The construction of the magnificent building of the theater in the Classical style began in 1936, and on April, 12, 1941 it received the first spectators with M. Glinka's opera "Ivan Susanin" and ballet performance "Laurensih" by Crane. Soon the theater turned into the center of musical life of Donetsk region, as the stage for Ukrainian and international ballet and opera art, classical operetta an

The creative history of the theater began in far 1927, when it was created as worktheater of one of the Kharkiv regions, the then capital of Ukraine. Soon, in 1933, the mature creative team was transferred to Donetsk, where it opened its first theatrical season with the premiere of the I. Mikitenko's drama "Bastille of the Mother of God". Very soon the theater's team won the hearts of the audience