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(Redirected from Grand Theatre, Poznan) Opera house in Poznań, Poland
Grand Theatre
Teatr Wielki im. Stanisława Moniuszki (in Polish)
Teatr Miejski
Teatr Wielki
Address9 Aleksandra Fredry
Poznań
Poland
TypeOpera house
Construction
Opened1910
Years active1910-present
ArchitectMax Littmann
Website
http://www.opera.poznan.pl/

Grand Theatre, Poznań (Polish: Teatr Wielki im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Poznaniu) is a neoclassical opera house located in Poznań, Poland. It is named after famous Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko.

History

Designed by German architect Max Littmann, and inaugurated in 1910 with The Magic Flute (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), the Grand Theatre in Poznań is a main opera stage in Greater Poland Voivodeship currently directed by Michał Znaniecki.

Its season runs from mid-September to mid-June and the company mounts an annual "Festival Verdi" in October and "E. T. A. Hoffmann Festival" in April, often with special guests.

References

52°24′36″N 16°55′03″E / 52.41000°N 16.91750°E / 52.41000; 16.91750


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