Municipal Theatre [Fürth]
type: Item
label: Stadttheater Fürth @nl
description: Theatre building in Fürth, Germany
description: schouwburg in Duitsland @nl
alternative label: Municipal Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 1441
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Fürth
GPS: Point(10.9913 49.4755)
Wikidata source: Q2328218
opening date: 1902-09-17T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
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represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 134405
Address: Königstraße 116
architectural style: Art Nouveau
architect: Ferdinand Fellner
architect: Hermann Helmer
Propertylabel: 70
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q190644
Carthalia ID: 1849
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1901-1902 by Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer for the city of Fürth, using plans they had originally designed for the Stadttheater in Czernowitz (now Teatr im. Olgi Kobylyanskoy in Chernivtsi, Ukraine) in 1900. The Czernowitz project had been put on hold at the time. When it was finally constructed in 1904-1905, the original designs were used with slight alterations. Hence, the theatres in Chernivtsi and Fürth are very similar in appearance. - Opened 17 Sep 1902 with Beethoven's Fidelio. Originally used in co-operation with the Nürnberg theatre company. 1933-1944 used by a resident theatre company, notably for operetta performances. After World War II, used as a military cinema by American troups. From 1952, again used as a theatre in co-operation with the Nürnberg theatre company. 1971-1972 alterations of stagehouse and stage technology by Thomas Münter, interior renovation by Hermann Wiedl. Subsequently used as a venue for touring companies and (from 1990) for co-productions. Originally 1000 seats, today 707 seats.