The State Opera is an opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is part of the National Theatre of the Czech Republic, founded by Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic in 1992. The theatre itself 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.
State Opera (Prague)
The auditorium.
Ceiling detail.
National Theatre (Prague)
The National Theatre is a historic opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is known as the alma mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.
National Theatre (Prague)
Prague Provisional Theatre on historic painting
Interior of the National Theatre
New stage of the theatre, built in the 1980s