Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 200 0360;
http://bochka.ua
; vul Verkhny Val 22; Kontraktova pl)
You may encounter
some major Ukrainian and Russian rock/alternative bands playing in this large busy pub
on Friday or Saturday night.
Classical Music & Opera
Tickets to classical music and opera performances are significantly cheaper than in the
West. To get a decent seat will usually only set you back about 50uah. Advance tickets
and schedules are available at the theatres or at
teatralna kasa
(theatre box offices)
scattered throughout the city. Handy ones are at
vul Khreshchatyk 21
(
Khreshchatyk)
and
vul Chervonoarmiyska 16
(
Pl Lva Tolstoho)
.
Taras Shevchenko National
Opera Theatre
OPERA
( 234 7165;
www.opera.com.ua
; vul Volodymyrska 50; Zoloti Vorota)
This is a lavish theatre
(opened 1901) and a performance here is a grandiose affair. It is during one of such per-
formances in 1911 that young terrorist Dmitry Bogrov shot progressive prime minister
Pyotr Stolypin, which many believe predetermined Russia's plunge into revolutionary
chaos. True imbibers of Ukrainian culture should not miss a performance of
Zaporozhets
za Dunaem
(Zaporizhzhyans Beyond the Danube), a sort of operatic, purely Ukrainian
version of
Fiddler on the Roof
.
National Philharmonic
LIVE MUSIC
( 278 1697;
www.filarmonia.com.ua
;
Volodymyrsky uzviz 2; Maydan Nezalezhnosti)
Origin-
ally the Kyiv Merchants' Assembly headquarters, this beautiful building is now home to
the national orchestra.
House of Organ &
Chamber Music
CONCERT HALL
( 526 3186; vul Chervonoarmiyska 75; tickets from 10uah; shows 7.30pm; Olympiyska or
Palats Ukraina)
Housed in neo-Gothic St Nicholas' Cathedral built by Wladislaw Horo-
decki.
Theatre
Theatre-going is a major part of Kyiv life, but most performances are in Ukrainian or
Russian. The following may be of borderline interest if you're not schooled in Slavic
tongues.
