The Staatstheater Braunschweig is a theatre company and

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, Germany, presenting and producing music theatre (

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, operetta,

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and concerts. The ''Staatstheater Braunschweig'' is owned by the State of

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History

The earliest incarnation of the Staatstheater Braunschweig was the '' Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt'' in Braunschweig, founded in 1690 by

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. Theatre works such as ''

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'' by Lessing and

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's ''

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'' had their first openings in Braunschweig.

Gallery

Image:Braunschweig Luftaufnahme Staatstheater (2011).JPG, Aerial view Image:Braunschweig Staatstheater Foyer.jpg, Foyer of "Great House" Image:Braunschweig Staatstheater Zuschauerraum.jpg, Zuschauerraum of "Great House" Image:Braunschweig Kleines Haus.jpg, "Little House" Image:Opernhaus Braunschweig.jpg, Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt Image:BS Theater um 1860 Stahl.jpg, State Theatre in 1860

Intendants

* 1925–29: Prof. Dr. Neubeck * 1929–33: Dr. Himmighoffen * 1933–34: Oskar Walleck * 1934–45: Dr. Alexander Schum * 1945–46: Jost Dahmen * 1946–47: Heinrich Voigt * 1947–51:

Walter Bruno Iltz Walter Bruno Iltz (17 November 1886 – 5 November 1965) was a German, stage actor, drama producer and theatre manager. Life Provenance and early years Walter Bruno Iltz was born at Praust (as Pruszcz was known) before 1945), a small manuf ...

* 1951–61: Hermann Kühn * 1961–63: Erich Kriebig * 1964–67:

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* 1967–68: Hermann Kühn * 1968–72: Hans Peter Doll * 1972–79: Chritoph Groszer * 1979–91:

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* 1991–93: Hans Peter Doll * 1993–94:

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* 1995–97: Executive directors:

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, Philippe Auguin, Tatjana Rese * 1997–2010: Wolfgang Gropper * 2010–2015: Joachim Klement * 2010–current: Dagmar Schlingmann

References

External links

Staatstheater Braunschweig official website
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Duchy of Brunswick Buildings and structures in Braunschweig Culture in Braunschweig Music in Braunschweig Organisations based in Braunschweig

1861 establishments in Germany 19th-century establishments in the Duchy of Brunswick Theatres completed in 1861 Music venues completed in 1861