The city's opera house remains open despite the dangers posed by the conflict between local separatists and Ukrainian forces.
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The Guardian: Donetsk opera house: tanks on the street but the show must go on
eople arrive to the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater to see \u201cThe Flying Dutchman\u201d opera in Sept. 2013. A year later, the props for the opera were destroyed by a shell that hit the theater's storage.
