Prague Neues Deutsches Theater (State Opera) Orchestra

Neue Deutsche Theater, New German Theatre, Staatsoper, Státní Opera, Prague State Opera, Nove nemecke divadlo
District: Nove Mesto.
Address: Wilsonova No. 4 Prague
City of Prague map Gustav Mahler

Built in 1886-1887 and opened in 1888.

Seats 1,900.

14-03-1901 Richard Strauss (1864-1949) conducted the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.
03-02-1905 Leo Blech (1871-1958) conducted Symphony No. 5.

The birth of a magnificent National Theater in 1883 indirectly created a longing among the Prague German community for a German-speaking opera house of its own. At that time the Czech lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian empire and there was a large German minority living in Prague.

On 04-02-1883 the Deutscher Theaterverein was founded with the goal of raising funds for the new theatre. The plans were developed by the well-known Viennese firm Fellner & Helmer along with Karl Hasenauer, architect of the Burgtheater in Vienna. The theater was designed by the Prague architect Alfons Wertmüller and built within 20 months. With its spacious auditorium and elaborate neo-rococo décor, the theater was one of the most beautiful in Europe. Neues Deutsches Theater (State Opera) originally opened in 1888 as the New German Theatre and from 1949 to 1989 it was known as the Smetana Theatre. More recently it was renamed the Prague State Opera. Currently it is home to approximately 300 performances a year.

Neues Deutsches Theater (State Opera).