Staatstheater Braunschweig
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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.
AddressBraunschweig
Germany
Germany
Coordinates52°15′57″N 10°31′55″E
OwnerState of Lower Saxony
CapacityGroßes Haus: 954
Kleines Haus: 297
Kleines Haus: 297
Staatstheater Braunschweig | |
Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt | |
"Great House" of Staatstheater with Cimiotti Fountain | |
 Interactive map of State Theatre of Brunswick | |
| Address | Braunschweig Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°15′57″N 10°31′55″E |
| Owner | State of Lower Saxony |
| Capacity | Großes Haus: 954 Kleines Haus: 297 |
| Designation | Listed Kulturdenkmal |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1690 (Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt) 1861 (Staatstheater Braunschweig) |
| Rebuilt | 1859, Carl Wolf / Heinrich Ahlburg 1945 |
| Architect | Carl Wolf / Heinrich Ahlburg |
| Website | |
| staatstheater-braunschweig | |
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
Aerial view
Foyer of "Great House"
Auditorium of "Great House"
"Little House"
Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt
State Theatre in 1860
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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