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Proscenium arch opening (main stage) max. height 8,2 m – mobile batten 1,4 m
width 12,27 m – stable
Backstage arch opening height 8,2 m
width 10,9 m
Stage depth from safety curtain to back velvet curtain – 15 m
Stage width to black wing legs – 16,0 m
between sides of stage – 22,2 m
Back stage width to black wing legs – 8,2 m
between sides of stage – 10,9 m
Number of lines (main stage) 23 electric bearing capacity 400 kg
length 15 m
fly reach – max. 21,7 m
1 electric (No. 24) bearing capacity 250 kg
length 15 m
18 manually operated bearing capacity 250 kg
length 15 m
fly reach – max. 22,16 m
4 lighting sets
Panorama option of installing "ARENA" stage, perforated plastic foil assembled from 30cm-wide strips
grey colour – see fig. A
Stage masking black velvet
backcloth – black velvet – height 9 m - see fig. C
backstage masking – black velvet – see fig. D
sky borders – according to need, suspended in manual or electric fly lines – see fig. E
Stage floor revolving stage d. 15 m – comprised of 8 boards – see 1-8
revolving stage tables 4-8 can be adapted to rake (max. 10%)
tables can be individually projected and inclined
table No. 1
table No. 2
counter-rake 0-10 %
max. + lift 0.35
max. - lift 1.70
tables No. 3, 4, 5, 6 incline 0-10 %
max. + lift 1.85
max. - lift 1.70
table No. 7 incline 0-10 %
max. + lift 0.35
max. - lift 1.70
table No. 8 incline 0-10 %
Revolving stage speed: 0 – max. 0,8 m/sec. – fluid regulation
Revolving stage directions: right, left
Replaceable square panels 1x1 m fit within the floor – see fig. P
Orchestra-pit depth 2,00 m
number of interpreters 75
4 tables – possibility to raise the pit to the stage level – see fig. O, O, O, O
Main curtain velvet (claret)
manual opening
Point line 8 pieces – load of 400 kg adjustable on the stage
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The Prague State Opera - Theatre History in Pictures and Dates - Book cover
The Prague State Opera – Theatre History in Pictures and Dates
Tomáš Vrbka
The Prague State Opera in cooperation with the Slovart publishing house publishes a representative book tracking the history of this significant cultural institution since its opening in 1888 till the end of the 2002/2003 season. The publication called The Prague State Opera – Theatre History in Pictures and Dates is focusing solely on the opera featured at the scene, even though the theatre under various names also served to presentation of drama plays, operettas and ballet. The Prague State opera plans to publish the volumes concentrating on those genres in the next years.

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