Small Court Theatre [Dresden]
Small Court Theatre
Theatre building in Dresden, Germany
Subsidy of, III. p. 4 ; Cost and dimen­sions, III. p. 17.
Built 1755 by Julius Heinrich Schwarze and Christian Gottlieb Reuß for the impresario Moretti. Named Kleines Hoftheater [small court theatre] to distinguish it from the Großes Opernhaus am Zwinger (built 1718-1719, converted in to a concert hall in 1772, destroyed by a fire in 1849). Originally built from wood, rebuilt 1761 fro m stone. After 1772, the Kleines Hoftheater became the main venue for opera and theatre performances in Dresden. Demolished 1841 after Semper's first Hoftheater (built 1838-1841, destroyed by a fire in 1869) was opened at another site (directly neighbouring the Kleines Hoftheater) on Theaterplatz.