The Slowacki Theater - where the Cracow Summer Opera and Operetta Festival is held was built in 1893 and reflects the high cultural ambitions of Krakow at the end of 19th century. The building was modeled on the Paris Opera and was designed by Jan Zawiejski. During the intermission the curtain which in fact is a huge Romantic painting by Henryk Siemiradzki is lowered. The people depicted in the curtain painting are individuals who contributed to the venue.