Das Meininger Theater [Meiningen]
type: Item
label: Meininger Theater @nl
label: Teatro di Corte di Meiningen @it
label: Teatro Estatal de Meiningen @es
description: Theatre building in Meiningen, Germany
description: bouwwerk in Thüringen @nl
alternative label: Das Meininger Theater
EUTA building identifier: 650
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Meiningen
GPS: Point(10.4161 50.5733)
opening date: 1909-12-17T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366100.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366101.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
theatrEurope table: HST_0104
member Perspectiv: yes
context: No heritage stage machinery contact Perspectiv: Ansgar Haag, intendant
context: Von Mai 2010 bis Dezember 2011 wurde das Große Haus des Meininger Theaters zum ersten Mal nach dem Theaterbrand von 1908 von Grund auf saniert. Anderthalb Jahre fieberhafte Arbeit umspannt diese Generalsanierung, die die Technik ins 21. Jahrhundert führt. @de
Web: www.das-meininger-theater.de
architect: Carl Theodor Ottmer
architect: Karl Behlert
Member of: PERSPECTIV
The European Route of Historic Theatres: German Route
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata source: Q113485268
Carthalia ID: 2024
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1908-1909 by Karl Behlert as Herzogliches Hoftheater for Duke Georg II. of Sachsen-Meiningen, on the site of the previous Herzogliches Hoftheater [built 1831, destroyed by fire on 5 Mar 1908]. Painted curtain by Artur Fitger. Opened 17 Dec 1909 with Schiller's Wallensteins Lager and Die Piccolomini. 1918 renamed Landestheater. 1952 installation of a revolving stage. 1990 renamed Südthüringisches Staatstheater. 1988-1991 extension by a functional building (including the rehearsal and studio stage, Georgie's Off, 99 seats) by Wohnungsbaukombinat Suhl. 1991 modernization of stage technology. Used for opera, drama, and (until 2004) ballet performances by the resident companies. Also used for concerts. 731 seats.