Bayreuth: Markgräfliches Opernhaus

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Bayern
City: Bayreuth
Location: Opernstraße 14

Built 1745-1750 by Joseph Saint-Pierre (exterior) and Giuseppe and Carlo Galli-Bibiena (interior) for Margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Margrave Wilhelmine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Opened 23 Sep 1748 with J. A. Hasse's opera "Ezio". Renovated 1820, 1935-1936 and 1977-1980. 490 seats (+ 16 standing). Currently used as for opera performances during various festivals and for various concerts.

Link: www.european-festival.de, www.bayreuth.de

[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Front Text: "Bayreuth . Kgl. Opernhaus"
Publisher: Ottmar Zieher, München
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Front Text: "Bayreuth - Opernhaus", signed "K. Bonhejo"
Publisher: Verlag der Hofbuchhandlung Carl Giessel, Bayreuth; E. Nister Nürnberg Lith.; Künstler-Postkarte No. 8
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Front Text: "Bayreuth - Das Innere des Opernhauses", signed "K. Bonhejo"
Publisher: Verlag der Hofbuchhandlung Carl Giessel, Bayreuth; E. Nister Nürnberg Lith.; Künstler-Postkarte No. 13
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Front Text: "Bayreuth, Kgl. Opernhaus"
Publisher: Photogr. Kunstanstalt Hans Brand, Kgl. Bayr. Hofphotograph, Bayreuth; No. 43
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Front Text: "Bayreuth, Opernhaus"
Publisher: Kunstverlag Karl Müller, Bayreuth; Y 9899 31
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Bayreuth, Markgräfliches Opernhaus, erbaut von Joseph Saint-Pierre, 1745-48. Nach einem Aquarell von Hans Schmitz"
Publisher: Kunstverlag H. Schmitz, Bayreuth; Nr. 49; N 0024
Size: Modern
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth, Nachtaufnahme - The Margravial Opera House by night; 1744-1748; Fassade - frontview"
Publisher: Feuerpfeil Verlag, Bayreuth
Size: Modern
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth, Bühne" [stage]
Publisher: Oberfränkischer Ansichtskartenverlag, Bayreuth
Size: Modern
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Bayreuth - Markgräfl. Opernhaus, Bühnendekoration nach alten Vorlagen von Bibiena erneuert" [stage set, renovated after old plans by Bibiena]
Publisher: Verlag Gundermann, Würzburg; "Alter Kunst in Franken"
Type: Real Photo
Size: Modern
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Front Text: "95444 Bayreuth, Markgräfl. Opernhaus, erbaut 1745-1748 von Giuseppe Bibiena; Zuschauerraum mit Logen" [auditorium and boxes]
Publisher: Oberfränkischer Ansichtskartenverlag, Bayreuth
Size: Modern
Sent: from Bayreuth to Meschede, 1998

[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth, Fürstenloge" [ducal box]
Publisher: Oberfränkischer Ansichtskartenverlag, Bayreuth
Size: Modern
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth 1744-1748, Blick von der Bühne zur Trompeterloge und den Rängen / The Margravial Opera House, View from the stage to the trumpeters' loges and the auditorium"
Publisher: Feuerpfeil Verlags GmbH, Bayreuth
Size: Modern
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth - Erbaut 1745-1748 - Deckengemälde von Benjamin Müller. Apollo mit den neun Muzen. Verzierung am Rande von Wilhelm Wunder" [Ceiling painting by Benjamin Müller. Apollo and the nine muses. Frame decoration by Wilhelm Wunder.]
Publisher: Feuerpfeil Verlags GmbH, Bayreuth; B 2167
Size: Modern
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Das Bayreuth der Markgräfin Wilhelmine - Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth - Szenenphoto aus dem Film 'Farinelli', 1994" [scene shot from the 1994 movie 'Farinelli']
Publisher: Feuerpfeil Verlags GmbH, Bayreuth
Size: Modern
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[Bayreuth: Markgraefliches Opernhaus] Reverse Text: "Bayreuth, Markgräfliches Opernhaus"
Publisher: Fremdenverkehrsverein, Bayreuth
Size: Modern
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