State Theatre Salzburg [Salzburg]
Salzburger Landestheater
Theatre building in Salzburg, Austria, opened in 1892
theater in Salzburg, Oostenrijk
State Theatre Salzburg
Descriptive text, II. p. 25 ; Block plan, II. p. 25 ; General view, II. p. 25 ; Front elevation, II. PL 52 ; Plan area, II. PL 52 ; Plan 1st tier, II. PL 52 ; Plan 2nd tier, II. PL 53 ; Back elevation, II. PL 53 ; Longitudinal section, II. PL 53 ; Descriptive text, III. p. 25 ; Plan area, III. p. 24 ; View of auditorium, III. p. 67 ; III. p. 75 ; View of ceiling, III. p. 119; Stage: Descriptive text, III. S. p. 80; Longitudinal section, III. S. p. 79 ; Plan of stage floor. III. S. p. 79 ; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Skeleton section of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Cost and dimensions, III. p. 19.
Built 1892-1893 as Stadttheater for the city of Salzburg by Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer. at the site of the old Hoftheater (destroyed for fire safety reasons in 1892). Opened 1 October 1893 with Mozart's ouverture to La clemenza di Tito,a prologue by Josef Kollmann, and Ludwig Fulda's drama Der Talisman. 1924 renovation. 1938-1939 rebuilding by J: Holzinger and P. Geppert jr. Re-opened 7 August 1939 with Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail. 1940 renamed to Landestheater. 1977/1978 renovation. Currently used for plays, opera, operetta and opera performances by a resident ensemble. Also used for drama performances by the annual Salzburger Festspiele summer festival. 1000 seats.