Staatstheater Braunschweig | |
Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt | |
Address | Braunschweig Germany |
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Owner | State of Lower Saxony |
Designation | Listed Kulturdenkmal |
Capacity | Großes Haus: 954 Kleines Haus: 297 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1690 1861 (Staatstheater Braunschweig) | (Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt)
Rebuilt | 1859 1945 | , Carl Wolf / Heinrich Ahlburg
Architect | Carl Wolf / Heinrich Ahlburg |
Website | |
staatstheater-braunschweig |
The Staatstheater Braunschweig is a theatre company and opera house in Braunschweig, Germany, presenting and producing music theatre (opera, operetta, musical), Tanztheater, theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences and concerts.
The Staatstheater Braunschweig is owned by the State of Lower Saxony.
History
The earliest incarnation of the Staatstheater Braunschweig was the Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt in Braunschweig, founded in 1690 by Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Theatre works such as Emilia Galotti by Lessing and Goethe's Faust had their first openings in Braunschweig.[1]
Gallery
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Aerial view
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Foyer of "Great House"
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Auditorium of "Great House"
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"Little House"
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Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt
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State Theatre in 1860
Intendants
- 1925–29: Ludwig Neubeck
- 1929–33: Thur Himmighoffen
- 1933–34: Oskar Walleck
- 1934–45: Alexander Schum
- 1945–46: Jost Dahmen
- 1946–47: Heinrich Voigt
- 1947–51: Walter Bruno Iltz
- 1951–61: Hermann Kühn
- 1961–63: Erich Kriebig
- 1964–67: Helmuth Matiasek
- 1967–68: Hermann Kühn
- 1968–72: Hans Peter Doll
- 1972–79: Chritoph Groszer
- 1979–91: Mario Krüger
- 1991–93: Hans Peter Doll
- 1993–94: Jürgen Flügge
- 1995–97: Executive directors: Brigitte Fassbaender, Philippe Auguin, Tatjana Rese
- 1997–2010: Wolfgang Gropper
- 2010–2017: Joachim Klement
- 2017–present: Dagmar Schlingmann
References
- ^ Camerer; Garzmann; Pingel; Schuegraf (1996). Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). p. 215.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Opera houses in Germany
- Theatres in Lower Saxony
- Duchy of Brunswick
- Buildings and structures in Braunschweig
- Culture in Braunschweig
- Music in Braunschweig
- Organisations based in Braunschweig
- Tourist attractions in Lower Saxony
- 1861 establishments in the German Confederation
- 19th-century establishments in the Duchy of Brunswick
- Theatres completed in 1861
- Music venues completed in 1861