Stadttheater [Lübeck]
type: Item
label: městské divadlo v Lübecku @cs
label: Teatro di Lubecca @it
description: Theatre building in Lübeck, Germany, opened in 1907
description: bouwwerk in Duitsland @nl
alternative label: Stadttheater
EUTA building identifier: 1890
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Lübeck
GPS: Point(10.6864 53.8697)
Wikidata source: Q2415873
opening date: 1908-10-01T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 365975.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 365976.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 365977.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
Web: www.theaterluebeck.de
architectural style: Art Nouveau
architect: Martin Dülfer
Propertylabel: 106
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2001
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1907-1908 by Martin Dülfer for the city of Lübeck, on the former site of the Casino-Theater (built 1858, demolished 1907). Opened 1 Oct 1908 with Wagner's ouverture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Goethe's Geschwister, and Schiller's fragment Demetrius. 1925 conversion of the Marmorsaal hall to the chamber theatre Kammerspiele (325 seats). 1938-1939 interior alterations and modernization. 1951-1952 extension by a storage tract. 1965-1966 installation of a studio stage in a former cafeteria hall (90 seats). 1992 closed due to safety concerns. 1993-1996 major restoration by Chlumsky, Peters, and Hildebrand. Re-opened April 1996. Main theatre (Großes Haus): 920 seats. Used for opera and drama performances by the resident companies.