State Theatre [Saarbrücken]
Saarländisches Staatstheater
Theatre building in Saarbrücken, Germany, opened in 1936
theater in Saarbrücken
State Theatre
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Built 1937-1938 by Paul Baumgarten, one of two major new theatre buildings in Nazi Germany (the other one being the Theatre in Dessau). Opened 9 Oct 1938 as Gautheater Saarpfalz (also known as Gautheater Westmark, Westmarktheater or Grenzlandtheater) with Richard Wagner's opera Der Fliegende Holländer, in the presence of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels and Heinrich Himmler. 1942 damaged by bombs. Rebuilt after World War II and re-opened as Stadttheater Saarbrücken. 1971 renamed Saarländisches Staatstheater. Home to the resident opera, ballet and drama companies.