Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old)

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Baden-Württemberg
City: Karlsruhe
Location: Schlossplatz

[First theatre on the site built 1808-1810 as "Großherzogliches Hoftheater" by Friedrich Weinbrenner. Destroyed by fire on 28 Feb 1847.]

Built 1849-1853 as "Großherzogliches Hoftheater" by Heinrich Hübsch. Opened 17 May 1853 with Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans". 1918 renamed "Badisches Landestheater". 1933 renamed "Badisches Staatstheater". Originally ca. 2000 seats, later 1553 seats. Used for opera, drama and ballet performances by the resident companies. Destroyed by bombs on 26/27 Sep 1944. Remains subsequently demolished.

[In 1945, the resident companies moved to the Konzerthaus. In 1950, the drama company moved to the Stadthalle.]

[After plans to build a new theatre on the site, it was eventually decided to build the "Bundesverfassungsgericht" (Federal Supreme Court) there. 1970-1975, a new "Badisches Staatstheater" was built on another site in Baumeisterstraße.]

Notable world premieres:

  • Johannes Brahms: Triumphlied (first complete performance, 5 June 1872)
  • Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens (Acts 1 and 2, staged premiere, 6 Dec 1890)
  • Friedrich Klose: Ilsebill (7 May 1903)

Links: EUTA, Wikidata

Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Reverse Text: "Karlsruhe"
Publisher: Erha Foto-Technik Bildverlag, München
Type: late 20th century real photo postcard of a 19th century engraving
Size: Modern
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Gruss aus Karlsruhe", "Hoftheater"
Publisher: Kunstanstalt Rosenblatt, Frankfurt a. M.
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Karlsruhe to Eisingen/Baden, 1904

Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Karlsruhe Hoftheater", signed: C. Münch (= Carl Hermann Münch)
Publisher: Joh. Elchlepps Hofkunstverlag, Freiburg i. Br.; Künstlerpostkarte
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Karlsruhe i. B. - Theater"
Publisher: ?; 5628
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Karlsruhe i. B., Theater und Schlossplatz"
Publisher: Felix Luib Kunstverlagsanstalt, Straßburg
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Karlsruhe to Köln, 1908

Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Reverse Text: "Karlsruhe, Hoftheater"
Publisher: Postkartenverlag Geschwister Moos, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden/Genf; No. 2548
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: by German Forces' Postal Service, from Ettlingen, 1916

Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Karlsruhe, Hoftheater", signed: Hempfing (= Wilhelm Hempfing)
Publisher: "Herausgegeben vom Stadtrat" [published by the city council]
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Karlsruhe - Schlossplatz - Landestheater, signed: K. Weickgenannt (= Karl Weickgenannt)
Publisher: "Herausgegeben vom Stadtrat" [published by the city council]
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Karlsruhe i. B., Landes-Theater"
Publisher: Trinks & Co., Leipzig; 6
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Karlsruhe to Stübig, 1927

Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Reverse Text: "Karlsruhe, Landestheater"
Publisher: Verlag Ermil Hartmann, Mannheim; 452
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Flugzeugaufnahme von Karlsruhe. Landestheater und Schloss"
Publisher: ?; 42859
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Flugzeugaufnahme von Karlsruhe. Theater"
Publisher: ?; 42855; Luftbildaufnahme 144
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater"
Publisher: ?; Nr. 8410
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Front Text: "Lernt Deutschland kennen! Das badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe zu besuchen, bedeutet kulturellen Gewinn"
Type: Postal card with printed stamp; No. 36 - 67 - 1 - B1
Size: Modern
Sent: from Tilsit (today's Sovetsk, Russia) to (Karlsruhe-)Durlach, redirected to (Todtnau-)Muggenbrunn, 1936

Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old) Picture: aerial view with theatre ruin after World War II
Reverse Text: "Karlsruhe - Die Fächer-Stadt"
Publisher: Verlag Peter Peters, Malsch
Type: Real Photo
Size: Modern
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Detail:
Karlsruhe: Badisches Staatstheater (old)

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