Grand Theatre, Warsaw

Grand Theatre and National Opera in Warsaw
Map
Address1 Theatre Square
Warsaw
Poland
Coordinates52°14′35″N 21°00′40″E / 52.243°N 21.011°E / 52.243; 21.011
Public transit
  • Line M1 Ratusz Arsenal
  • Bus transport in Warsaw  Plac Teatralny 01, 02, 04 
Capacityover 2000 seats
Construction
OpenedFebruary 24, 1833; 191 years ago (1833-02-24)
DemolishedSeptember 1939
Rebuilt1965 (entirely)
Years active1833–present
ArchitectAntonio Corazzi, Chrystian Piotr Aigner, Bohdan Pniewski

The Grand Theatre, Warsaw (Polish: Teatr Wielki w Warszawie), or the Great Theatre—National Opera (Polish: Teatr Wielki—Opera Narodowa),[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]

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.

  1. ^ "Grand Theatre and Polish National Opera". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  2. ^ "The Grand Theater in Warsaw: one of the largest theatres in Europe and one of the biggest stages in the world –". 27 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.