Municipal Theatre [Aachen, DE]
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Theatre building in Aachen, Germany
operagebouw in Aken, Duitsland
Municipal Theatre
Theater Aachen is a theatre in Aachen, Germany. It is the principal venue in that city for operas, musical theatre and plays. It is the home of the Aachen Symphony Orchestra. Construction on the original theatre began in 1822 and it opened on 15 May 1825. A bomb attack on 14 July 1943 destroyed the first theatre, and the current structure was inaugurated on 23 December 1951 with a performance of Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
Built 1823-1825 by Johann-Peter Cremer and Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1124 seats). Opened 1825 with Louis Spohr's Jessonda. 1900-1901 rebuilding by Heinrich Seeling: alterations of auditorium (1014 seats) and exterior (maintaining Cremer's portico). Destroyed by a fire after bombings on 14 July 1943. 1948-1951 restoration by Philipp Kerz without the two front towers and with a modern auditorium (942 seats). Re-opened 23 Dec 1951 with Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. 1975 auditorium alterations (905 seats). 1995 renovations.