Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet

Ljubljana Opera House, built in 1892, seat of the Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Slovene National Theatre

The Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet (Slovene: Slovensko narodno gledališče Opera in balet Ljubljana, SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana), or shortly Ljubljana SNG Opera and Ballet, is Slovenia's national opera and ballet company. Its seat is the Ljubljana Opera House at 1 Župančič Street (Župančičeva cesta 1) in Ljubljana.[1][2] The Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet was founded in 1918. It is now a subsection of the Slovene National Drama Theatre in Ljubljana (Slovensko narodno gledališče and has about 50 dancers. Since 2013, its director has been the lawyer Peter Sotošek Štular, and its artistic director the opera stage director Rocc (Rok Rappl).

Both SNG and SNT are used. (One is the initials of the name in English; the other is the Slovene initials.)

  1. ^ Cultural policy in Slovenia Council of Europe. European Programme of National Cultural Policy Reviews, Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation - 1998 p30
  2. ^ Slovenia: the Bradt travel guide Robin McKelvie, Jenny McKelvie - 2008 p62

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