J. K. Tyl Theatre
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Location | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
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Capacity | 444 |
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Opened | 1902 |
Rebuilt | 1981–1985 |
Architect | Antonín Balšánek |
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www.djkt.eu |
Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre (Czech: Divadlo Josefa Kajetána Tyla) is a main theatre in Plzeň, Czech Republic. The theatre was built between 1899–1902 in the neo-renaissance style with some art nouveau elements to the design of . Every year the theatre performs some 18 premieres of drama, operas, operettas, ballets or musicals. Since September 2014, actors of the theatre also perform at the New Theatre.[1]
In front of the façade stands a statue of Josef Kajetán Tyl by .
Recent and present productions[]
- Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea (O)
- Akvabely by David Drábek (D)
- 'Art' by Yasmina Reza (D)
- The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini (O)
- The Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana (O)
- Bohema by Giacomo Puccini (O)
- Čachtická paní by Petr Malásek (B)
- Carmen by Georges Bizet (O)
- Celebrity s.r.o. by Antonín Procházka (D)
- Chicago by John Kander and Fred Ebb (M)
- Coppélia by Léo Delibes (B)
- Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (D)
- Dáma na kolejích by J. Bažant, J. Malásek, V. Hála (M)
- The Duchess of Chicago by Emmerich Kálmán, Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald (operetta)
- Edith – Piaf from the suburb by Petr Malásek (B)
- Faust by Charles Gounod (B)
- Huis clos by Jean-Paul Sartre (D)
- Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček (O)
- The Jungle Book by Radek Balas and Ondrej Brousek (M)
- Kolochava by Petr Ulrych and Stanislav Mosa (M)
- La dama del alba by Alejandro Casona (D)
- Lantern (Lucerna) by Alois Jirásek (D)
- Leaving (Odcházení) by Václav Havel (D)
- Lemonade Joe by Jiři Brdečka (M)
- Like Totally Weird by William Mastrosimone (D)
- The Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai, based on the play by William Shakespeare (O)
- Maryša by Alois Mrštík and Vilém Mrštík (O)
- Maryša by P.Wajsar (B)
- Monty Python's Spamalot by John Du Prez and Eric Idle (M)
- Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi (O)
- The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (B)
- Our Swaggerers by Ladislav Stroupežnický (D)
- Portugal by Zoltan Egressy (D)
- Promises, Promises by Neil Simon (M)
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (D)
- Rumors by Neil Simon (D)
- Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák (O)
- Salome by Richard Strauss (O)
- Singin' in the Rain by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown (M)
- The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (B)
- Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (B)
- The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (D)
- The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (D)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie by Jeanine Tesori (M)
- The Two Widows by Bedřich Smetana (O)
- Uličnice by Jára Beneš (M)
- Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov (D)
- Válka ve sborovně aneb Habada a Jordán by Václav Štech (D)
- Ve statnim zajmu by Antonín Procházka (D)
- Zorba by Joseph Stein, Fred Ebb and John Kander (M)
References[]
- ^ "The theatre in Pilsen has a lot to offer to foreigners as well". pilsen.eu. n.d. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
External links[]
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- Official website (in Czech)
Coordinates: 49°44′43.5″N 13°22′24.1″E / 49.745417°N 13.373361°E
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Plzeň
- Theatres in Plzeň
- Theatres completed in 1902
- Renaissance Revival architecture in the Czech Republic
- Tourist attractions in the Plzeň Region
- Art Nouveau architecture in the Czech Republic
- Art Nouveau theatres