Meiningen: Herzogliches Hoftheater

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Thüringen
City: Meiningen
Location: Bernhardstraße 5

Built 1829-1831 by Carl Theodor Ottmer for Duke Bernhard II. of Sachsen-Meiningen-Hildburghausen. Opened 17 Dec 1831 with Auber's "Fra Diavolo". Subsequently operated by private theatre companies. Since 1866, directed by Duke Georg II. of Sachsen-Meiningen. Destroyed by a fire on 5 Mar 1908.

[1908-1909, a new "Herzogliches Hoftheater" was built on the site.]

Notable world premieres:

  • Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson: Sigurd Slembe (1869)
  • Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (25 Oct 1885)

[Meiningen: Hoftheater (-1908)] Front Text: "Meiningen. Hoftheater in Flammen (5. März 1908)"
Publisher: Verlag L. Otto Weber, Hofphotograph, Meiningen
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.


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