Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre name N. Lysenko is one of the oldest domestic musical theaters. The beginning of stationary opera seasons, it is considered to be in 1874. In those days, in the performances of the theater is constantly attended by such artists as Chaliapin F., A. Nezhdanova, L. Sobinov, MA Battistini, whose work served as a model for the vocal-dramatic art of a new era.