State Opera [Prague]
Staatsopera Praag
Státní opera Praha
Ópera Estatal de Praga
Theatre building in Prague, Czech Republic, opened in 1886
operagebouw in Tsjechië
State Opera
Descriptive text, I. pp. 17, 18; Block plan, I. p. 17; General view, I. p. 17; Detail of box division, I. p. 18; Front elevation, I. PL 29 ; Longitudinal section, I. PL 29 ; Transverse section, I. PL 29 ; Auditorium, details, I. PL 30 ; Plan area, I. PL 30 ; Plan 2nd tier, I. PL 31 ; Plan 3rd tier, I. PL 31 ; Subsidy of, III. p. 4 ; Staircase plan at entrance level, HI. p. 84 ; Lounge, III. p. 87 ; Skeleton section of audi­torium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Cost and dimensions, III. p. 18 ; References, III. pp. 70, 86.
Built 1886-1887 as Neues Deutsches Theater [New German Theatre] for Deutscher Theatervereinby Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer at the site of the demolished wooden Neustädter Sommertheater (1859-1886). Opened 5 January 1888 with Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Partially destroyed by bombs in 1945. Subsequently rebuilt and re-opened as Smetavono divadlo in honour of the Czech composer, Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) in 1949. 1968-1973 major renovation of the auditorium, complete modernization of the technical equipment, extension by a new administrative building. 1980-1981 modernization of the stage, renovation of the auditorium. Renamed Státní Opera [State Opera] on 1 April 1992. Originally ca. 2200, today 1046 seats. Operated by the Národní Divadlo company.