Olga Kobylianska Music and Drama Theatre [Chernivtsi]
Theatre building in Chernivtsi, Ukraine
theater in Tsjernivtsi
Olga Kobylianska Music and Drama Theatre
No theatre machinery It was built between 1904 and 1905, based on the designs of the famous Viennese architects Fellner and Helmer.
The theatre facade stands out with its front door arch, realized in the Viennese baroque style. The main entrance is decorated with sculptural structures inspired by Greek mythology, made by the Viennese artist Ernst Hegenbarth.
Built 1904-1905 as Stadttheater for the city of Czernowitz by Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer. The design had been projected for Chernivtsi in 1900, but the project was put on hold for several years. Subsequently, the plans were first used by Fellner & Helmer for the Stadttheater Fürth (Germany) in 1901-1902. As the Chernivtsi project was taken up again, the original plans were used with slight alterations. Hence, the theatres at Chernivtsi and Fürth are very similar in appearance. - Opened 3 October 1905 with Anton Norst's prologue Der Musen Einzug, Beethoven's ouverture Die Weihe des Hauses, and Franz von Schönthan's comedy Maria Theresia. 813 seats. When Czernowitz became the Romanian city of Cernauti, the theatre was renamed Teatrul Național on 2 January 1922. Subsequently, the Schiller statue in front of the theatre was removed. After Cernauti became Ukrainian, the theatre was renamed in honour of the Ukrainian poet, Olga Kobylyanska whose statue is located in front of the theatre.