The Ruse Opera and Philharmonic Society performs at the Sava Ognyanov Dramatic Theatre building and at its own hall near Freedom Square. The opera company has a full professional ensemble and stages a season of standard repertoire productions — primarily Italian and German opera — alongside operettas and orchestral concerts. Ticket prices are very modest by Western European standards.
The philharmonic orchestra performs chamber and symphonic programmes through the season. For travellers who enjoy classical music and happen to be in Ruse when a performance is scheduled, this is a genuine treat — a provincial opera house with professional standards, performed in an intimate setting, at prices that are almost comically low compared to Vienna or London. Check the programme at the opera box office on Freedom Square.