HNATOB

In the early 1930s, a new lobby with a wardrobe joined the building from its northern side, and the once smooth ceiling of the auditorium was replaced by a coffered architect V.K. Trotsenko. Changes appeared not only in the internal, but also in the external. In 1938, the facade had already acquired the character of Russian classicism, from the hands of the architect V.N. Petit. Also in 1974 the interiors were restored again, which was joined by another architect - V.I. Pushkarev.

But how many did not restore and did not try to change something, this did not particularly help. In the 1960s, the building was declared damaged. And this became the trigger for deciding to build a new theater building.
The old everything is also perfectly standing still, in 2009-2011. Its complete reconstruction has already passed. And it still functions calmly - as if you were not in the Philharmonic on ul. Rymarskaya?
New building, KhNATOB
I think the new address of the opera is quite obvious - Sumskaya, 25. Its first season opened in 1991-1992.
But before this happened, a lot of time passed. The construction of a new building took 21 years (1970-1991). And it was originally intended not for Kharkov, but for Kiev. This was a project of the team of architects of the KievZNIIEP Institute S. N. Mirgorodsky (project manager), V. D. Elizarova, N. V. Chuprina, R. N. Gupalo and A. P. Zybin.
Insides
It is not clear what style this building can be attributed to, but such descriptions as “postmodern architecture” flickered. If you try to explain quite simply how the structure of the building is structured, then this is a huge overhanging “slab” of the two upper floors, towering above the complex plastic of the entrance halls, foyer and other rooms of the lower floors. If you were there, you probably might have thought that you were in a maze of different geometric spaces.
The theater has two auditoriums: a large one, which can accommodate 1,500 people and a small one for 400. But it was originally planned that the main hall could support up to 4,000 people, and the stage should be so large that it could be possible to skip demonstrations and military equipment. They wanted to build the building in five years, on the 30th anniversary of Victory Day. But the funds for the construction in a shorter time were not enough, the construction was mothballed for many years. According to the then chairman of the city executive committee Yuri Gurovoy, the real cost of construction exceeded the estimated cost of the theater four times.
When you enter the box office, a decorative composition may catch your eye. Its name is “Music N.V. Lysenko ”, the creation of which belongs to the hands of the sculptor S. Yastrebov.
The material that is facing the building is called arctic tuff. The building stands on six pillars 3x6 m and is blocked by metal beams of 100 m and weighing 100 tons. There is also an underground part - a garage.
In 2007, fountains were reconstructed in front of the entrance, and this site was given the corresponding name “Fountain Square”. The general contractor for the construction was Trest Zhilstroy-1 JSC.
Present day
Today, the building has become not just an opera house, but even more urban space. The area at the entrance, thanks to different levels and fountains, has become a place for meetings, here you can often see skaters, cyclists, performances. From the outside there were a lot of different establishments, cafes, galleries, open areas. And behind the theater, from the side of Shevchenko Park, you can find an open, green theater, where there were both festivals and open-air film screenings in warm times.