| München: Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz |
Country: Germany (Deutschland) State: Bayern City: München Location: Gärtnerplatz 3 Built 1864-1865 as "Actien-Volkstheater" by Franz Michael Reifenstuel. Opened 4 Nov 1865 with the allegorical Festspiel "Was wir wollen" by the theatre's director Hermann Schmid (with music by Georg Krempelsetzer), and Jacques Offenbach's operetta "Eine musikalische Soirée in der Vorstadt". Ca. 1900 alteration of auditorium and façade. Major alterations of the interior in the 1920s. 1937 renovations and alterations after an attempt of closing and demolishing the theatre. Destroyed by bombs in 1945. Rebuilding 1945-1948. 1968-1982 interior and exterior renovation to the original 1865 plans. 1999 renovations. Used for opera, operetta, musical, and ballet performances by the resident opera and ballet companies. 940 seats. Notable world premieres:
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Front Text: "München Gärtnerplatztheater"Publisher: K. Stucker's Kunstanst. G. Faltermeier, München; Alleinverk. Paul Bergmann, München Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: from München to Leitmeritz (= Litomerice, Czech Republic), 1900 |
Front Text: "München, Theater am Gärtnerplatz"Publisher: K. O.; 8 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "München Gärtner-Theater"Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Picture: Auditorium after the renovation of 1969Reverse Text: "Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz - Innenansicht nach der Wiederherstellung 1969" Publisher: Hildegard Steinmetz, Gräfelfing Size: Modern Not sent. |
Picture: Façade after the renovation of 1968-1982Front Text: "Gärtner-Theater" Reverse Text: "München - Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz" Publisher: Verlag Fritz Witzig, München Size: Modern Not sent. |
Picture: Gärtnerplatz at night, ca. 1990sReverse Text: "Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz München - nach einer Photographie von Lioba Schöneck" Size: Modern Not sent. |
Picture: Auditorium, ca. 1990sReverse Text: "Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz München - nach einer Photographie von Lioba Schöneck" Size: Modern Not sent. |