Bielefeld: Stadttheater

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Nordrhein-Westfalen
City: Bielefeld
Location: Niederwall 27

Built 1902-1904 by Bernhard Sehring. Opened 3 Apr 1904 with Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans". 1937 exterior alterations, major interior redecoration. Heavily damaged by bombs in 1944. 1949-1950 rebuilding (exterior to modificated original plans, interior to modern plans). 1960 exterior rebuilding (removing the original decoration). 1977-1979 exterior restoration to the original plans. Major interior rebuilding by Beneke-Daberto BDP scheduled for 2004-2006 (see www.theaterstiftung-bielefeld.de). Used for opera, drama, and ballet performances by the resident companies. 775 seats.

Link: www.theater-bielefeld.de

[Bielefeld: Stadttheater] Front Text: "Bielefeld - Neues Stadttheater"
Publisher: Cramers Kunstanstalt, Dortmund; Dess. 5892
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Bielefeld to Aue/Erzgebirge, Oct 1904

[Bielefeld: Stadttheater] Front Text: "Stadttheater Bielefeld - Blick auf die Bühne" [View towards the stage]
Publisher: Hofphotogr. Haeyn-Wilms, Bielefeld
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Bielefeld to Westrup, 1904

[Bielefeld: Stadttheater] Front Text: "Gruß aus Bielefeld", above left: "Rathaus" [town hall], above centre: "Rathaus mit Theater", above right: "Stadttheater", middle left: "Rathaus-Hof" [town hall courtyard], middle right: "Theater-Innenansicht" [theatre interior view], below left: "Stadttheater", below centre: Rathaus mit Theater, below right: "Theater-Foyer"
Publisher: Cramers Kunstanstalt, Dortmund; 1905; No. 14165
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Detail:
[Bielefeld: Stadttheater]

[Bielefeld: Stadttheater] Picture: left: town hall, right: theatre
Front Text: "Bielefeld - Rathaus und Theater"
Publisher: Hermann Lorch Kunstanstalt, Dortmund; L. 2681
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

[Bielefeld: Stadttheater] Picture: left: town hall, right: theatre, after the 1979 restoration
Front Text: "Rathaus und Stadttheater Bielefeld - seit 75 Jahren Theatermittelpunkt Ostwestfalens für Oper, Operette und Schauspiel"
Publisher: Cramers Kunstanstalt, Dortmund; Cekade 84/10; Bie 0303
Size: Modern
Not sent.


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