Opera House at Zwinger [Dresden, DE]
Opernhaus am Zwinger
Theatre building in Dresden, Germany
operagebouw in Saksen, Duitsland
Opera House at Zwinger
Zwinger II
Built 1718-1719 by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. 2000 seats. 1738 rebuilding by Andrea Zucchi. 1749-1750 exentsion by Giuseppe Galli da Bibiena. 1760 damaged by warfare. From 1782 used as a concert hall and ballroom. Destroyed by a fire in 1849.
Opened in October 1821. Fired at 7 a.m. by the rebels who were fighting against the military.