Staatstheater Braunschweig

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Staatstheater Braunschweig
(State Theatre of Brunswick)
Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt
Photo of the main theatre building
"Great House" of Staatstheater with Cimiotti Fountain
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AddressBraunschweig
 Germany
OwnerState of Lower Saxony
DesignationListed Kulturdenkmal
CapacityGroßes Haus: 954
Kleines Haus: 297
Construction
Opened1690; 331 years ago (1690) (Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt)
1861; 160 years ago (1861) (Staatstheater Braunschweig)
Rebuilt1859; 162 years ago (1859), Carl Wolf / Heinrich Ahlburg
1945; 76 years ago (1945)
ArchitectCarl Wolf / Heinrich Ahlburg
Website
http://www.staatstheater-braunschweig.de/


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 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[]

  • Aerial view

  • Foyer of "Great House"

  • Zuschauerraum of "Great House"

  • "Little House"

  • Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt

  • State Theatre in 1860

Intendants[]

References[]

  1. ^ Camerer; Garzmann; Pingel; Schuegraf (1996). Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). p. 215.

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°15′57″N 10°31′54″E / 52.26583°N 10.53167°E / 52.26583; 10.53167

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