Theater Regensburg

Inside view of the Theater am Bismarckplatz
Outside view of the Theater am Bismarckplatz
Velodrom

Theater Regensburg (also known as the Stadttheater Regensburg, theatre of the city of Regensburg) is a theatrical organization that produces operas, musicals, ballets, plays, and concerts in Regensburg, Germany. The organization operates several performance venues throughout the city.

History

Theater Regensburg was established in 1804 with the opening of the Stadttheater Regensburg at Bismarckplatz 7.[1] That theatre was designed by Emanuel Herigoyen and destroyed by a fire in 1849. The theatre was rebuilt under a new design, also by Herigoyen, and opened in 1852 with a performance of Meyerbeer's Die Hugenotten. The theatre was modernized in 1898 and again greatly renovated in the 1990s. That theatre, now known as the Theater am Bismarckplatz, remains Regensburg's principal venue for operas and operettas. It is also occasionally used for ballets, musicals, plays, and orchestral concerts; however, the Velodrome (originally built in 1897 as a Radsporthalle, now room for 620 spectators) is the main stage for those kinds of productions. The Theater am Haidplatz with 138 seats has been used for literary and modern theater. More experimental works are often presented at the Turmtheater, a smaller venue with 88 seats.[2] Ernö Weil has been Intendant since 2002.[1]

Premieres

  • Madame (Weill / Britting)
  • Potiphar (Britting)
  • Der törichte Jüngling (Britting)

Literature in German

References

  1. 1 2 "Theater Regensburg". Bayerischer Rundfunk. 6 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Regensburg: UNESCO world heritage since 2006". Newspaper Grafenwoehr. 17 June 2010.

Coordinates: 49°01′09″N 12°05′23″E / 49.01917°N 12.08972°E / 49.01917; 12.08972

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