“Ion Dacian” National Operetta and Musical Theatre, the only Operetta theater in the country with a tradition of over 70 years, was established in 1950, with notable personalities as Managers, among whom we bring up Ion Dacian and Dorin Teodorescu. 

The new institution was inaugurated on the 7th of November with the premiere of the operetta “Wind of Freedom” by Isaak Dunaevski.

Reference works would also contribute to the increase of the artistic quality of the theater’s productions, as were those which were part of the institution’s repertoire during the period in which Ion Dacian- the most important and well known tenor  that operetta has had was the Manager of the instiution, he who’s name appears in the title of the theater ever since 1992. Among these works we mention: “Land of Smiles” by Franz Lehár (1965); “The Secret of Marco Polo” by Francis Lopez (1966); “Viennese blood” by Johann Strauss (1967), “Countess Maritza” by Emmerich Kálmán (1967), etc.

A new breath was brought to the Operetta between 1994 and 1999, when the institution was led by the great tenor Dorin Teodorescu.

In 2001, the Operetta Theater would receive, by Government Decision, the title of National Theatre, the season being marked by the premiere of “Miss Virtue (Suzannne)”, by Jean Gilbert, directed by Constanţa Câmpeanu. 

Currently, the title of the Theater is “National Operetta and Musical Theater <Ion Dacian>”.

The current repertoire combines classical with modern stagings, thus aiming to attract a diverse audience. We added operetta titles such as “The Land of smile” by Franz Lehar, “Victoria and her Hussar” by Paul Abraham, “The Bat” by Johann Strauss (son), “The Gipsy Baron” by Johann Strauss (son), “The secret of Marco Polo” by Francis Lopez and musicals such as, “My Fair Lady” by Frederick Loewe, “Kiss me, Kate! by Cole Porter ”, “Jack Pazzia e amore” by Diego Mecchi, “Rebecca” by Sylvester Levay. In addition to operetta and musical titles, the repertoire includes concerts (“A journey into the world of film and musical”,  “Operetta, from Vienna to Budapest”, “The musical between West End and Broadway”, “Parla mi d’amore”, etc.) and a show for children – “Alice in Wonderland”).

The current Manager, soprano Bianca Ionescu-Ballo, aims to attract new categories of audience (especially the young audience) and outline a new image of Operetta, which combines its rich tradition with future modern projects, aimed at transforming the Theater into an important cultural Center.