National Theatre

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cultural institution national theatre theatre building

The National Theatre in Prague is a historic Czech cultural institution renowned for its grand neo-Renaissance building and performances of opera, ballet, and drama.

Aliases (2)

National Theatre (Prague) ×48
National Theatre (state institution) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution → national theatre → theatre building →
architect	Josef Schulz → Josef Zítek →
architecturalStyle	Neo-Renaissance →
associatedWith	Czech National Revival →
country	Czech Republic →
genre	ballet → drama → opera →
hasAffiliatedVenue	Estates Theatre → New Stage of the National Theatre → State Opera (Prague) →
hasArtwork	allegorical sculptures → curtain by Vojtěch Hynais →
hasDome	copper-clad roof →
hasFunction	ballet theatre → drama theatre → opera house →
hasReconstruction	major renovation 1977–1983 →
hasSeatingCapacity	about 1000 →
hasStage	historic main stage →
hasWebsite	https://www.narodni-divadlo.cz →
heritageStatus	national cultural monument of the Czech Republic →
inauguralPerformance	Libuše →
inauguralWorkComposer	Bedřich Smetana →
locatedIn	Old Town, Prague → Prague →
locatedNear	Vltava River →
locatedOn	Smetana Embankment →
nativeLanguage	cs →
nativeName	Národní divadlo →
notableComposerPerformed	Antonín Dvořák → Bedřich Smetana → Leoš Janáček →
openingDate	1881-06-11 →
operator	National Theatre (state institution) →
owner	Czech state →
primaryLanguageOfPerformances	Czech →
publicTransitAccess	Národní třída metro station → Národní třída tram stop →
reconstructionCompleted	1883 →
reopeningDate	1883-11-18 →
roofDecoration	golden trimmings →
shortName	Národní divadlo →
significantEvent	fire in 1881 →
symbolOf	Czech national identity →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Prague →	hasLandmark
National Theatre (Prague) ("National Theatre (state institution)") →	operator