Ludwigsburg Palace Theatre [Ludwigsburg]
type: Item
label: Schlosstheater Ludwigsburg @nl
description: Theatre building in Ludwigsburg, Germany, opened in 1726
description: theatergebouw in Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland @nl
alternative label: Ludwigsburg Palace Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 611
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Ludwigsburg
GPS: Point(9.1969 48.9002)
Wikidata source: Q125790
opening date: 1758-05-23T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1726-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1812-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
theatrEurope table: HST_0070
member Perspectiv: yes
context: contact Perspectiv: Andreas Falz, Geschäftsleitung - Gudrun Hart-Wiesel, palaces administrator
context: Das älteste Schlosstheater in Europa mit erhaltener originaler Bühnenmaschinerie wurde 1758 von Herzog Carl Eugen in einem Seitenpavillon von Schloss Ludwigburg eingebaut.
Web: en
architect: Donato Giuseppe Frisoni
architect: Paolo Retti
architect: Philippe de La Guêpière
Member of: PERSPECTIV
The European Route of Historic Theatres: German Route
Propertylabel: 105
time frame: Baroque
Wikidata instance: Q4240267
Carthalia ID: 1994
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Exterior built 1726-1730 by Donato Giuseppe Frisoni for Duke Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg as part of the Ludwigsburg palace complex. - Interior built 1758-1759 as Hoftheater by Philippe de la Guépière and Paolo Retti for Duke Carl Eugen von Württemberg. Auditorium decoration by Innocente Colomba. Opened 23 May 1758. 1763 installation of a painted curtain. Closed 1775. 1811-1812 major auditorium rebuilding by Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret for King Friedrich I. von Württemberg. Re-opened 1812. Closed 1816. Used for gala performances ca. 1954. 1955-1962 auditorium renovations to the original 1812 designs by Paul Krüger. 1993-1998 renovations. The original stage technology is mostly still intact. Since the 1960s, used for opera performances by the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele festival. 306 seats.