State Playhouse Dresden [Dresden]
Schauspielhaus am Zwinger
Státní divadlo v Drážďanech
Theatre building in Dresden, Germany
bouwwerk in Dresden
State Playhouse Dresden
Built 1911-1913 as Neues Königliches Schauspielhaus by William Lossow and Max Hans Kühne for the Dresdner Theaterverein. Opened 13 September 1913 with Weber's Jubel-Ouverture, Kleist's Robert Guiskard, and Otto Ludwig's Die Torgauer Heide. Damaged by bombs on 13/14 February 1945. Rebuilt 1946-1948 by Emil Leibold. Re-opened 22 September 1948 with Beethoven's Fidelio as Großes Haus des Staatstheater, home of the Staatstheater's opera and drama ensembles. After the completion of the Semperoper rebuilding in 1985, restored, renamed to Schauspielhaus and subsequently used exlusively for drama performances by the Staatsschauspiel Dresden company. Ca. 1990-1994 interior renovations to the original 1913 plans. 909 seats.