The Latvian opera (Latviešu Opera) was founded in 1912 by Pāvuls Jurjāns, though almost immediately, during the First World War, the opera troupe was evacuated to Russia.
Lettiske Opera (lettisk: Latviešu Opera) blev grundlagt i 1912 af Pāvuls Jurjāns, men få år senere under 1. verdenskrig blev operatruppen evakueret til Rusland.