Staatstheater [Braunschweig] (Q8061)
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Theatre building in Braunschweig, Germany
- Staatstheater
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Staatstheater [Braunschweig] | Theatre building in Braunschweig, Germany |
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52°15'56.880"N, 10°31'54.120"E
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Built 1859-1861 as Herzogliches Hoftheater by Carl Wolf and Hermann Ahlburg for Herzog Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, as a successor to the old Hoftheater at another site (opened 1690, closed 1861). Opened 1 Oct 1861 with Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris. Interior rebuilt 1902-1904 by Heinrich Seeling. 1919 renamed Braunschweigisches Landestheater. 1938 renamed Braunschweigisches Staatstheater. Destroyed by a fire after bombings in 1944. 1945-1948 rebuilding by Johann Daniel Thulesius. Re-opened 28 December 1948 as with Mozart's Don Giovanni. Originally 1600, today 900 seats. (English)
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No heritage stage machinery? (English)
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1 October 1861Gregorian
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1902
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1945
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HST_0221
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