Divadlo V Kotcích
The Divadlo v Kotcích, German Theater an der Kotzen, in English more usually Kotzen Theatre, was a Prague theatre and opera venue on v Kotcích street, which had its heyday from 1739 to 1783 as the second public opera theatre in Prague. Spoken plays and ballets were also presented there. For many seasons it was run by Italian impresario Santo Lapis, then Giovanni Battista Locatelli (opera director), Giovanni Battista Locatelli, who staged Ezio (Gluck), Gluck's Prague Ezio, 1750, and other works. Later impresarios who worked there include Gaetano Molinari (opera director), Gaetano Molinari and Giuseppe Bustelli. The more correct "Theater an der Kotzen" was often colloquially referred to as the "Kotzentheater," Kotzen being a Slavonic-German term for a market. It closed in 1783 for safety reasons.''Opera v Praze'' Alexandr Buchner - 1985 "It was reconstructed from the old market hall. Its first director was Santo Lapis, impresario of the Italian operatic society. The V Kotcích The ...
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