Grand Theatre, Łódź

Theatre in Łódź, Poland

Grand Theatre in Łódź
Teatr Wielki w Łodzi
The Grand Theatre in front of a shell-shaped fountain

General information
Type	Theatre
Architectural style	Socialist realism
Location	Łódź, Poland
Address	Plac Dąbrowskiego w Łodzi
Groundbreaking	1949
Completed	1966
Opened	1967
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Witold Korski, Józef Korski, Roman Szymborski^[1]
Other information
Seating capacity	1,074

Teatr Wielki w Łodzi (The Grand Theater in Łódź) is an opera house in Łódź, Poland. It is the largest theatre in the city, specialising in opera, operetta and ballet.

History

It was opened on 19 January 1967 and by the end of 2005 it had staged 240 premieres. The theatre is one of the most important operatic venues in Poland. Its director is Dariusz Stachura.

The Teatr Wielki, located on Plac Dąbrowskiego, is the second largest opera house in Poland and one of the largest in Europe, with an auditorium which can seat 1074 people.

The house has staged works by composers of the past (including Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Verdi and Wagner) as well as contemporary figures (such as Krzysztof Penderecki and Bogdan Pawłowski). Its productions have travelled abroad throughout Europe and the United States. Artists including Victoria de los Ángeles, Andrea Bocelli, Angela Gheorghiu, José Cura and Plácido Domingo have appeared on its stage. Directors who have worked there include Adam Hanuszkiewicz and Ryszard Peryt. The building also hosts other events, such as New Year Balls and fashion shows. The most famous of these is the international film festival of the art of cinematography, Camerimage.