Palace Theatre in Litomyšl [Litomyšl]
type: Item
label: Zámecké divadlo v Litomyšli @cs
description: Theatre building in Litomyšl, Czech Republic
description: theater in Litomyšl @nl
alternative label: Palace Theatre in Litomyšl
EUTA building identifier: 65
Importance: international importance
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Czech Republic
City: Litomyšl
GPS: Point(16.3129 49.8733)
Wikidata source: Q43379359
opening date: 1798-01-01T00:00:00Z
theatrEurope table: HST_0039
context: Zuschauerraum und Bühne restauriert, Bühnentechnik weitgehend original erhalten, bedarf der Restauration. Museumsbetrieb, Smetana-Sommer-Festspiele. @de
Capacity: 120
Web: www.smetanaoperafestival.com
architectural style: Empire style
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Emperor Route
Preservation state: Historic equipment
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: stage preserved
Preservation state: Disused
Designed for: Performance venue
Building relation: freestanding building
building purpose: château
Theatre space character: theatre premises
closure date: 1840-01-01T00:00:00Z
Spatial elements present: raked auditorium
Wikidata instance: Q4240267
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 261
Note: Castle theatre, also known as Zámecké Divadelko (Small Castle Theatre), located in the ground floor of the West wing. - Built 1796-1798 for the Duke of Valdstejn-Vartemberk (Waldstein-Wartemberg) at the site of a previous theatre (destroyed by a fire). Opened 23 Apr 1798 with a drama performance. Used for modern drama performances, performed by members of the ducal family. The original stage machinery by Vaclav Bonaventura as well as two original curtains and sixteen original stage sets by Josef Plazer (famous for his stage sets for the world premiere of Moazrt's Don Giovanni in Práha) survive until today. Since 1949 used for opera performances and concerts during the Smetanova Litomyšl summer festival. 1991 inscription in the Unseco World Heritage list, as part of the Litomyšl castle complex. 133 seats.