Grand Theatre - Polish National Opera [Warsaw]
Teatr Wielki
Velké divadlo
Grand Theatre
Gran Teatro Wielki
Theatre building in Warsaw, Poland
operagebouw in Polen
Grand Theatre - Polish National Opera
Teatr Wielki w Warszawie Sala Moniuszki 2016.jpg
Built 1825-1833 by Antonio Corazzi. Opened 24 Feb 1833 with Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia. The complex housed the Teatr Wielki [Great Theatre], the Teatr Narodowy [National (Drama) Theatre], and the Teatr Nowy [New Theatre] (formerly Sale Redutowe). Various rebuildings. 1939 burnt out during the German siege of Warszawa. 1944 further damages during the uprising against the German occupation. 1949 right wing rebuilt as national theatre. Until 1965, restoration of the entire complex by Bohdan Pniewski. Re-opened 20 Nov 1965. Currently, the complex houses theatres for opera (1900 seats) and drama, a ballet school, an opera studio, and the Polish Theatre Museum.