Theatre hall of the Benedictine abbey [Ottobeuren]
Theatre hall of the Benedictine abbey
Theatre building in Ottobeuren, Germany
theater in Ottobeuren
No heritage stage machinery ERHT Alpine route Die Bühne kann nicht mehr benutzt werden: die Bühneneinrichtung verschwinded nach und nach. Ottobeuren began to gain in importance when the baroque abbey was built, to which a theatre hall was added in 1725. Under the guidance of Benedictine monks, monastery scholars performed Christian plays as was customary in the 17th and 18 centuries in many monasteries. Nowadays, only two of these school theatres are preserved, Ottobeuren being the oldest of them. Although the theatre hall with its ceiling paintings, frescos and stuccos is no longer playable, it is part of the tour through the function rooms of the monastery.
Theatersaal Nordtrakt (2. Obergeschoss) 1724-26 Fresken: Franz Josef Spiegler (1691-1757); Stuckfiguren: Cristoforo Volpini (gest. 1733) Der Theatersaal diente der Aufführung geistlicher Spiele. Source: [http://www.museumwnf.org/baroqueart/database_item.php?id=monument;BAR;de;Mon12;35;de&cp]
Abtei Ottobeuren, Sebastian-Kneipp-Straße, 87724 Ottobeuren
Theatre hall of the Imperial Abbey of Ottobeuren, built 1725-1726. Used for Christian plays by pupils of the monastery school. 1873 reconstruction. Currently not in use, but accessible as part of the monastery museum.