Musical Theatre [Füssen]
type: Item
label: Musiktheater Füssen @nl
label: Musical Theatre
description: Theatre building in Füssen, Germany
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Füssen
Wikidata source: Q1270566
GPS: Point(10.7087 47.5864)
opening date: 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Im See 1, 87629 Füssen
Web: das-festspielhaus.de
EUTA building identifier: 2052
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 3289
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Musical theatre, built 1998-2000 by Josephine Barbarino on a reclaimed area of Lake Forggensee. Opened 25 Mar 2000. Originally intended as a temporary structure for performances of Franz Hummel's musical Ludwig II. - Sehnsucht nach dem Paradies, but later used for another similarly themed musical and other performances. Named after the royal castle of Neuschwanstein that can be seen from the theatre's terrasse. 2004 renamed Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein, 2007 Musiktheater Füssen and Festspielhaus Füssen, 2017 Ludwigs Festspielhaus.