Palace Theatre [Rheinsberg]
type: Item
label: Schlosstheater Rheinsberg @de
description: Theatre building in Rheinsberg, Germany
description: theater in Rheinsberg @nl
alternative label: Palace Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 1255
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Rheinsberg
GPS: Point(12.89 53.0984)
Wikidata source: Q45405177
opening date: 1774-01-01T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366756.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366757.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
Address: Schlossanlage, 16831 Rheinsberg
Web: www.schlosstheater-rheinsberg.de
Propertylabel: 139
type of space: palace theatre
time frame: Baroque
architect: Carl Wilhelm Hennert
closure date: 1802-01-01T00:00:00Z
demolished: 1945-04-29T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q4240267
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2081
reopening date: 1999-12-30T00:00:00Z
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1774 for Prince Heinrich von Preußen within the Kavalierhaus guest house, replacing a previous theatre. Also known as Schauspielhaus. Used for regular seasons of opera and drama performances, twice a week from March to November. Closed 1802 after Prince Heinrich's death. None of the later inhabitants of the castle ever revived the theatre. Destroyed by a fire during the last days of World War II in 1945 when the palace district was plundered. 1999 exterior rebuilt to the original plans, interior rebuilt as a theatre to modern plans (300 seats). Re-opened 1999 with Siegfrid Matthus's opera Kronprinz Friedrich. Currently used for opera performances and concerts by the Musikakademie Rheinsberg and the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg.