Anhaltische Theater Dessau [Dessau]
type: Item
label: Anhaltische Theater Dessau
label: Anhaltisches Theater Dessau @es
description: Theatre building in Dessau, Germany
description: bouwwerk in Duitsland @nl
alternative label: Landestheater @de
EUTA building identifier: 1833
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Dessau
GPS: Point(12.2364 51.8367)
Wikidata source: Q545160
opening date: 1938-05-29T00:00:00Z
Web: www.anhaltisches-theater.de
architect: Friedrich Lipp
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1756
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1935-1938 as Dessauer Theater by Friedrich Lipp and Werry Roth. Opened 25 May 1938 with Weber's Der Freischütz, in the presence of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels. Severely damaged by bombs on 30 May 1944 and 16 Jan 1945. 1947-1949 rebuilt by W. Stamm and O. Richter. Renamed Landestheater. Re-opened 20 Aug 1949 with Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. In April 1950, site of the first show trial in the GDR (known as DCGG-Prozess). 1973 installation of a studio stage (80 seats). Ca. 1994 renamed Anhaltisches Theater. Originally 1269 seats, currently 1049 seats. Used for opera, drama, and ballet performances by the resident companies.