Antonín Dvořák Theatre [Ostrava]
Antonín Dvořáktheater
Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka
Teatro Antonín Dvořák
Theatre building in Ostrava, Czech Republic
theater in Ostrava
Antonín Dvořák Theatre
Built 1905-1907 by Alexander Graf as Stadttheater for the city of Mährisch-Ostrau. Opened 28 September 1907 with Schubert's ouverture to Rosamunde and Schiller's Wilhelm Tell. Until 1919, used by a German theatre company. Since 1919, used by the Czech company Národní Divadlo Moravskoslezské (National Moravian-Silesian Theatre). 1945 renamed Zemské divadlo (Provincial Theatre). 1949 renamed Divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého in honour of the Czech musicologist, journalist, and politician, Zdeněk Nejedlý (1878-1962). 1954-1956 rebuilding with façade alteration. 1969-1971 extension by Ivo Klimes. 1990 renamed Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka in honour of the Czech composer, Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904). 1999-2000 renovations. Re-opened 31 Dec 2000. Originally 854 seats, today 531 seats.