Estates Theatre [Prague] (Q12651)
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Theatre building in Prague, Czech Republic
- Estates Theatre
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Estates Theatre [Prague] | Theatre building in Prague, Czech Republic |
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50°5'10.000"N, 14°25'26.000"E
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No heritage stage machinery One of the oldest European theatres operating continuously since its inauguration. It was constructed in 1781–1783 by the imperial court architect Anton Haffenecker for count Franz Anton Nostitz-Rieneck, the most important royal official in Bohemia. (English)
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Mozart created two operas for Prague which premiered in this theatre: Don Giovanni (1787) and La Clemenza di Tito (1791). In 1859, one storey was added to the building and an extra gallery in the now higher auditorium in 1882, the auditorium was redecorated in the present style. (English)
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opening date (or re-opening)
21 April 1783Gregorian
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Architekturmuseum Berlin Id
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theatrEurope table
HST_0181
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Capacity
659
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Address
Železná 540/11
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Redevelopment date
1874
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1791
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1800
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1826
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1844
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1925
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The European Route of Historic Theatres
id in List of theatres in Bohemia, 1905
1| 40
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Theatres by Javorin (1949) id
195
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Les Archives du Spectacle ID
Carthalia ID