Staatsheater am Gärtnerplatz [Munich]
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
Theatre building in Munich, Germany
theater in Duitsland
Staatsheater am Gärtnerplatz
München Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz innen.jpg
Built 1864-1865 as Actien-Volkstheater by Franz Michael Reifenstuel. Opened 4 Nov 1865 with the allegorical Festspiel Was wir wollen by the theatre's director Hermann Schmid (with music by Georg Krempelsetzer), and Jacques Offenbach's operetta Eine musikalische Soirée in der Vorstadt. Ca. 1900 alteration of auditorium and façade. Major alterations of the interior in the 1920s. 1937 renovations and alterations after an attempt of closing and demolishing the theatre. Destroyed by bombs in 1945. Rebuilding 1945-1948. 1968-1982 interior and exterior renovation to the original 1865 plans. 1999 renovations. Used for opera, operetta, musical, and ballet performances by the resident opera and ballet companies. 940 seats.