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Architecture- Hanseatic city of Lübeck Lübeck Stadttheater |
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architect |
Prof. Martin Dülfer, Dresden |
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location |
Luebeck |
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date |
1906-8 |
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style |
Art Nouveau |
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construction |
stone facade |
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Theatre |
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| the Casino-Theater (built 1858, demolished 1907) | |
| Built 1907-1908 by Martin Dülfer for the city of Lübeck, on the former site of the Casino-Theater (built 1858, demolished 1907). Opened 1 Oct 1908 with Wagner's ouverture to "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg", Goethe's "Geschwister", and Schiller's fragment "Demetrius". 1925 conversion of the "Marmorsaal" hall to the chamber theatre "Kammerspiele" (325 seats). 1938-1939 interior alterations and modernization. 1951-1952 extension by a storage tract. 1965-1966 installation of a studio stage in a former cafeteria hall (90 seats). 1992 closed due to safety concerns. 1993-1996 major restoration by Chlumsky, Peters, and Hildebrand. Re-opened April 1996. Main theatre ("Großes Haus"): 920 seats. Used for opera and drama performances by the resident companies. | |
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links |
http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/germany/luebeck_stadttheater.htm
theater lübeck |
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