Grand Theatre, Warsaw
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The Grand Theatre in Warsaw (Polish: Teatr Wielki w Warszawie), known in full as the Grand Theatre–National Opera,[1] is a theatre and opera complex situated on the historic Theatre Square in central Warsaw, Poland. The Warsaw Grand Theatre is home to the Polish National Ballet and has a seating capacity of over 2,000.[2]
Address | 1 Theatre Square Warsaw Poland |
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Coordinates | 52.243°N 21.011°E / 52.243; 21.011 |
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Capacity | over 2000 seats |
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Opened | February 24, 1833; 191 years ago (1833-02-24) |
Demolished | September 1939 |
Rebuilt | 1965 (entirely) |
Years active | 1833–present |
Architect | Antonio Corazzi, Chrystian Piotr Aigner, Bohdan Pniewski |
The Warsaw Grand Theatre was inaugurated on 24 February 1833 with a production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville. After the building's bombing and near-complete destruction in World War II, it was rebuilt and reopened on 19 November 1965 after having been closed for over twenty years. The original building was designed in a neoclassical style by architects Antonio Corazzi and Chrystian Piotr Aigner, and later restored by Bohdan Pniewski.