Hungarian State Opera House [Budapest]
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Maďarská státní opera
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Ópera Nacional de Hungría
Theatre building in Budapest, Hungary
bouwwerk in Boedapest
Hungarian State Opera House
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The Hungarian State Opera House (Hungarian: Magyar Állami Operaház) is a neo-Renaissance opera house located in central Budapest, on Andrássy út. Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th-century Hungarian architecture. Construction began in 1875, funded by the city of Budapest and by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, and the new house opened to the public on the 27 September 1884. It is the second largest opera house in Hungary.
Descriptive text, I. p. 15 ; Block plan, I. p. 15; General view, 1. p. 15; P'ront elevation, I. PL 24; Plan ground level, I. PL 24 ; Plan area, I. PL 25 ; Plan 1 st tier, I. PL 26 ; Longitudinal section, I. PL 27 ; Front eleva­tion, details, I. PL 28; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 61; Lounge, III. p. 87 ; Stage: Transverse section, III. S. PL opp. p. 52 ; Cost and dimensions, III. pp. 16, 21 ; References, III. pp. 70, 86, 117.
Built 1875-1884 as Királyi Operaház (Royal Opera House) by Miklós Ybl. Opened 27 September 1884 with an opera gala with music by Erkel and Wagner. The theatre had the first hydraulic sinkable stage in Europe. Exterior damaged in World War II. Re-opened 1945. 1950 auditorium renovation and slight alterations (new light system, new curtain, addition of 25 rows of seats) by Oskar Kaufmann. 1979-1984 and again from 2019 major renovations. Used for opera and ballet performances by the resident companies. 1277 seats.