About the book: 1979 / The book tells about the creation and formation of the largest musical theater in Siberia - the Novosibirsk Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Readers will learn about the birth of the project and construction the unique building of the theater, which became the same age as Victory, about the creative path of gifted singers, ballet soloists, musicians, artists, whose work and talent create wonderful performances, about the fascinating, invisible to the audience, work of the numerous production workshops of the theater. The book uses photographs of S. Fedorenko and V. Novikova