Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Abay

Don Quixote is a whirlwind of dance, passion, and sunshine, where love and freedom live in every movement.

Ballet in three acts
L. Minkus

Turandot is a story in which a cold heart yields to the power of love, and fate is decided in a tense game of riddles and emotions.

Opera in three acts
G. Puccini

On stage, the legend of Birzhan and Sara comes alive — a story of love, dignity, and an unbroken spirit, звучащая with the true power of Kazakh operatic classicism.

Opera in 2 acts
М. Tulebayev

“Iolanta” is an opera about love, revelation, and the light that changes судьбу. Tchaikovsky’s poetic music transforms this story into a delicate and deeply touching theatrical revelation.

A lyrical opera in one act
P. I. Tchaikovsky

G. Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" is a story of love, jealousy and revenge, in which a fatal secret from the past determines the destinies of the characters.

Opera in three acts
G. Verdi

A poignant story of love, expectation and the collapse of hopes, filled with subtle lyricism, deep drama and tragic beauty.

Opera in three acts
G. Puccini

Georges Bizet's passionate and dramatic "Carmen" is a story of fatal love and freedom, where vibrant music, powerful emotions, and captivating scenes will leave no viewer indifferent.

Opera in 4 acts
J. Bizet

Rossini's vibrant, dynamic, and witty Cinderella is a vibrant fairy tale filled with humor, emotion, and beautiful music that easily captivates and delivers true theatrical pleasure.

Comic opera in three acts
J. Ferretti

Franz Lehár's sparkling operetta, The Merry Widow, is a dazzling story of love, intrigue, and jealousy set in an atmosphere of Parisian chic, filled with vibrant music, humor, and the famous cancan, giving audiences a true theatrical feast.

Operetta in 2 acts
Viktor Léon and Leo Stein

Secret love, dark conspiracy, and fate’s cruel twist — Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera draws you into a world where masks hide true emotions and deadly secrets.

opera in three acts
Antonio Somma, based on a story by Eugène Scribe

Amid the glittering salons and dazzling ballrooms of nineteenth-century Paris unfolds the fate of Violetta — a woman cast aside by society, yet spiritually elevated by the power of love. Verdi’s La Traviata is a timeless opera that has moved audiences to tears for more than 170 years.

Opera in 2 acts
Francesco Maria Piave

Khan Sultan was one of the prominent rulers of the Golden Horde, the mother of the great Khan Berke, and the third wife of Jochi Khan. The opera begins with Genghis Khan’s conquest of the Khwarazmian state a major center of Muslim culture and a Turkic political union and concludes with the establishment of the Golden Horde. Khan Sultan became a significant figure in the history of the Golden Horde due to her intelligence, character, and political wisdom, making herself and her sons key figures in the Ulus of Jochi.

Opera in 2 acts
M. Ybraev

The exotic allure of ancient Ceylon, a fateful love, and a sacrifice made in the name of friendship — Georges Bizet’s opera The Pearl Fishers draws the audience into a world of deep passions, where every aria resounds like a confession of the soul.

opera in 2 acts
Ж.Бизе

Where the hatred of two families is stronger than love, tragedy is born — Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” is one of the most poignant operas in the history of world musical theatre.

Opera in 2 acts
G. Donizetti

“Tosca” is one of Puccini’s most intense operas about love, betrayal, and a fateful choice.

Opera in three acts
Giacomo Puccini

“Rigoletto” is Verdi’s great opera about fate, revenge, and the destructive power of passion.

Opera in three acts
Giuseppe Verdi

A story of great love and loyalty, embodied in the first Kazakh opera, where a poetic plot and national music combine to create a profound and touching drama.

Opera in 4 acts
Y. Brusilovsky

«Любовный напиток» — комическая опера Гаэтано Доницетти о наивной любви, хитрости и вере в чудо.

Опера в 2-х действиях
Г. Доницетти

«Аида» — монументальная опера Джузеппе Верди о любви, долге и трагическом выборе на фоне противостояния двух народов.

Опера в 4-х действиях
Дж. Верди 

«Богема» — трогательная опера Джакомо Пуччини о любви и судьбах молодых парижских художников

Опера в 4-х действиях
Дж. Пуччини

A light, witty and brilliant opera about love, cunning intrigues and the triumph of emotion, where Rossini’s music fills the stage with liveliness, humor and festive energy.

Opera in two acts
G.Rossini

A graduation concert where the traditions of classical ballet meet the young artists’ first mature statement on stage.

Concert in 2 parts

A ballet gala dedicated to Lyudmila Li’s anniversary — a celebration of choreographic art bringing together world ballet stars, leading soloists, and emerging talents on one stage in a program of classical masterpieces and contemporary choreography.

Giselle is a story of love, betrayal, and forgiveness, where even the shadow of loss cannot silence a living feeling.

Ballet in two acts
A. Adam

In Frescoes, myth, passion, and the breath of the ancient steppe come alive, as love and sacrifice attain the grandeur of stage poetry.

Ballet in 2 acts
T. Mynbayev

La Sylphide is a poetic Romantic ballet about love, longing, and a fateful choice, filled with ethereal choreography, mysticism, and the refined beauty of the classical stage.

Ballet in two acts
Х. Levenshol’d

The ballet evening "Eternal and Now" is a meeting of contemporary musical pulsation, classical form, and contemporary plasticity in a single stage program.

Ballet in 2 parts

Coppélia is a poetic and witty ballet by Léo Delibes about love, jealousy, and the mystery of a mechanical doll, where classical music and expressive choreography create a vibrant stage performance.

Ballet in two acts
L. Delibes

A classical ballet about love, jealousy, and the tragic beauty of emotions, where Pushkin's story comes to life in Boris Asafiev's music and expressive choreography.

Ballet-poem in three acts
B. Asafyev

The emotional and spectacular ballet "The Legend of Love" is a dramatic story of powerful feelings and great choices, where love, sacrifice, and destiny are intertwined in a powerful stage performance with impressive music and choreography.

Ballet in three acts
A. Melikov

The passionate and dramatic Carmen Suite, set to music by Georges Bizet and arranged by Rodion Shchedrin, is a vibrant story of love, freedom, and a fateful fate, revealed through expressive choreography and captivating stage action.

One-act ballet
A. Alonso based on the novella by P. Merimee

The captivating ballet "Scheherazada" set to music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, transports the audience to a world of oriental luxury, passion, and intrigue, where love and jealousy lead to a tragic end, creating a vibrant and emotional theatrical spectacle.

One-act ballet
А.Бенуа

When great art collides with the cruelty of history, tragedy is born: Boris Eifman’s ballet Red Giselle, set to the music of Tchaikovsky, Schnittke, and Bizet, is a haunting story about the price of genius and the loneliness of a world that has lost itself.

Ballet in 2 acts
Boris Eifman

One evening — three masterpieces: the ethereal Chopiniana, the mysterious Bach, and Ravel’s hypnotic Bolero — an evening of one-act ballets on the stage of the Abay Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre will offer an unforgettable journey through the eras and styles of world ballet.

Gulzhan Tutkibayeva

“Spartacus” is a heroic ballet by Aram Khachaturian about the uprising of Roman slaves led by the legendary gladiator Spartacus, imbued with powerful dramaturgy and vivid Armenian musical motifs.

Ballet in 3 acts
Aram Khachaturian

“Juno and Avos” — a dramatic story of love, faith, and destiny in the form of a rhythm-rock ballet.

Rhythm-rock ballet in two acts
Alexey Rybnikov

«Щелкунчик» — волшебная рождественская история о девочке Мари, которая отправляется в сказочное путешествие вместе с ожившей игрушкой-Щелкунчиком

Балет в 2-х действиях
П. И. Чайковский