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Wilsonova 4, Prague Prague 2

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Hours Box office open Mon-Fri 10am-5:30pm; Sat-Sun 10am-noon and 1-5:30pm
Transportation Metro: Muzeum
Phone 224-227-266
Web site www.opera.cz

Review of State Opera House (Státní opera)

First called the "New German Theater" and then the "Smetana Theater," the State Opera was built in the 1880s for the purpose of staging Germanic music and drama. Based on a Viennese design, the Renaissance-style theater was rebuilt after suffering serious damage during the bombing of Prague in 1945. Over the years, the auditorium has hosted many great names, including Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, and Gustav Mahler, whose Seventh Symphony premiered here. In addition to being home to the State Opera, the house stages other music and dance events. Buy tickets through Bohemia Ticket or at the theater box office.

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