Town Theatre [Kaliningrad, RU]
Town Theatre
Theatre building in Kaliningrad, Russia
theater in Kaliningrad
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Built 1805-1808 by Johann Valerian Theodor Müller for a Königsberg citizens' society, Theater-Aktien-Gesellschaft, on the site of the ruins of the Garnisonskirche church. Opened 29 April 1808 with Mozart's La clemenza di Tito. Destroyed by a fire on 9 December 1808. Subsequently rebuilt. Re-opened 9 December 1809 with Friedrich Himmel's opera Fanchon, das Leiermädchen. 1912 rebuilding by Klage. Used as a military hospital during World War I. Originally 1400 seats, later 1550 seats. Destroyed by bombs in Aug 1944.
Burnt at 2 p.m. Fire broke out on the stage. Cause unknown. The adjoining ball-room was also destroyed. Seven people were killed through the falling of walls.