Grand Theatre – National Opera, Warsaw
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Grand Theatre – National Opera, Warsaw is Poland’s principal opera and ballet house, renowned for its monumental neoclassical architecture and central role in the country’s cultural life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet theatre
ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ opera house ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Teatr Wielki w Warszawie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| capacity | about 1800 seats ⓘ |
| category |
Neoclassical architecture in Warsaw
ⓘ
Opera houses in Poland ⓘ Theatres in Warsaw ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Poland’s principal opera and ballet house
ⓘ
major symbol of Polish national culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Stanisław Moniuszko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facadePreserved | main neoclassical façade ⓘ |
| features |
Corinthian columns
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monumental portico ⓘ quadriga sculpture of Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Polish National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResidentCompany |
Polish National Ballet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish National Opera chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish National Opera orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosts |
classical music concerts
ⓘ
contemporary opera productions ⓘ international guest performances ⓘ |
| houses | Moniuszko Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1833 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Theatre Square, Warsaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ |
| near |
Piłsudski Square, Warsaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxon Garden, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in Poland’s cultural life
ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ |
| opened | 24 February 1833 ⓘ |
| operator | Polish National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalArchitect | Antonio Corazzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State Treasury of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
ballet performances
ⓘ
opera performances ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Bohdan Pniewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 1965 ⓘ |
| servesAs |
Polish National Ballet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish National Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warDamage |
heavily damaged in 1939
ⓘ
ruined during the Warsaw Uprising ⓘ |
| website | https://teatrwielki.pl/ ⓘ |
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