Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater [Görlitz]
Theatre building in Görlitz, Germany
theater in Görlitz
Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater
Built 1850-1851 as Stadttheater by Gustav Kießler for the city of Görlitz. Opened 2 July 1851 with Schiller's Don Karlos. 620 seats. 1873 auditorium redecoration. 1882 extension by a foyer tract and a stage extension. 1911 rebuilding and modernization, extension by a foyer and box office hall. 1925-1926 restorations, auditorium extension (845 seats), other extensions and modernization (removing most of the original exterior decoration). Later renamed Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater in honour of the German playwright, Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946). 1963-1988 home to the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater opera company (while the drama company resided in the Zittau Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater). 1967-1968 technical modernization. 1992-2002 major exterior and interior restoration (auditorium restoration to 1873 designs). Used for opera, drama and ballet performances by the resident companies.