larisa pompeevna aleksandrovskaya, belarusian soviet opera singer, director, publicist, public figure artist of the soviet union. her operatic repertoire includes more than a dozen roles, and as a director she produced two premiere performances a year, in total. 15 operas the first among belarusian art figures to be awarded the title people's artist of the soviet union. according to legend, it was larisa aleksandrovskaya who in 1935 chose the site for the construction of the building of the opera and ballet theater in minsk. the new theater building on troitskaya hill, designed by the famous architect joseph langbard, opened its doors on march 10, 1939 . an original building in the constructive style. thanks to the restoration and reconstruction work carried out at the beginning of the millennium, the appearance of the theater came as close as possible to langbard’s plan, the stage area became one of the best in europe, this a complex equipped with the latest technology, which allows you to realize any, even the most unusual director’s fantasy. the stage complex of the bolshoi theater