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Staatstheater Braunschweig

Staatstheater Braunschweig
(State Theatre of Brunswick)
Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt
Photo of the main theatre building
"Great House" of Staatstheater with Cimiotti Fountain
Address Braunschweig
 Germany
Owner State of Lower Saxony
Designation Listed Kulturdenkmal
Capacity Großes Haus: 954
Kleines Haus: 297
Construction
Opened 1690; 327 years ago (1690) (Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt)
1861; 156 years ago (1861) (Staatstheater Braunschweig)
Rebuilt 1859; 158 years ago (1859), Carl Wolf / Heinrich Ahlburg
1945; 72 years ago (1945)
Architect Carl Wolf / Heinrich Ahlburg
Website
http://www.staatstheater-braunschweig.de/

The Staatstheater Braunschweig is a theatre and opera house in Braunschweig, Germany. Joachim Klement has been the intendant there since 2010.

The Staatstheater hosts musical theatre, modern dance and theatre.

The Staatstheater Braunschweig is owned by the State of Lower Saxony.

The earliest incarnation of the Staatstheater Braunschweig was the Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt in Braunschweig, founded in 1690 by Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Theatre works such as Emilia Galotti by Lessing and Goethe's Faust had their first openings in Braunschweig.

Aerial view

Foyer of "Great House"

Zuschauerraum of "Great House"

"Little House"

Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt

State Theatre in 1860

Coordinates: 52°15′57″N 10°31′54″E / 52.26583°N 10.53167°E / 52.26583; 10.53167


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