Slovak National Theatre (Historical Building)
Neo-Renaissance opera and ballet house by Fellner and Helmer, opened in 1886 on a historic square.
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This guide to the Slovak National Theatre's historical building in Bratislava goes back to the spring of nineteen twenty, when a brand-new national theatre opened in a Viennese-built playhouse that had only ever hosted German and Hungarian touring companies. It follows the working troupe hired to fill every role on its single stage, and a handful of young Slovaks recruited to learn the trade beside them. Best heard facing the main doors on Hviezdoslav Square.
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