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The second serious fire in the Odessa Opera House occurred on March 15, 1925, after J. Meyerber’s opera The Prophet, as a result of careless handling of fire. The flames damaged the hall, destroyed the stage, scenery and costumes. The music library and the curtain on which the artist F. Lefler painted a scene from “Ruslan and Lyudmila” were damaged. But a year later, the theater resumed performances, the stage received new technical equipment, two reinforced concrete curtains were equipped, which, if necessary, cut off the stage from the auditorium and office space. The new decorative curtain was made according to the sketches of the famous theatrical artist O. Golovin. After the October Revolution, the opera house became state-owned, and in 1926 received the status of “academic”.

“The second serious fire in the Odessa Opera House occurred on March 15, 1925, after J.”

- James Vought