Silesian Opera in Bytom () is an opera company in

Bytom Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian language, Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', ) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital. It is one ...

Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, that was founded in 1945. Its home is the former City Theatre, designed by architect Albert Bohm, that was built in

Neoclassical style Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassici ...

between 1898 and 1901. Adamo Didur was the first artistic director.

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Opera Śląska w Bytomiu (Silesian Opera in Bytom)
Buildings and structures in Bytom Slaska Tourist attractions in Silesian Voivodeship Music venues completed in 1901 1945 establishments in Poland Theatres completed in 1901 Culture of Silesian Voivodeship {{Opera-company-stub