Prince Regent Theatre [Munich]
type: Item
label: Prinzregententheater @nl
label: Prinzregenten Theater @es
description: Theatre building in Munich, Germany, opened in 1900
description: bouwwerk in Duitsland @nl
alternative label: Prince Regent Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 1305
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Munich
GPS: Point(11.6056 48.139)
Wikidata source: Q456586
opening date: 1901-08-20T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366115.php
Architekturmuseum Berlin Id: 366116.php
represented in collection: Architecture museum Berlin
theatrEurope table: HST_0185
context: ERHT Alpine route Visitors taking a tour of the playhouse may also discover the well-preserved historical stage machinery. …
context: In 1865, Richard Wagner had to flee from Munich, but in 1901 the residents of Munich eventually built the Prinzregententheater (Prince Regent’s Theatre) for the operas he composed. © Felix Löchner
Capacity: 1029
Address: Prinzregentenplatz 12
Web: www.theaterakademie.de
architectural style: Art Nouveau
architect: Max Littmann
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Alpine Route
Propertylabel: 118
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2039
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1900-1901 by Max Littmann as a private theatre for Gesellschaft Prinzregenten-Theater mbH, modelled after the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. Named in honour of Luitpold, prince regent of Bavaria (1821-1912). Opened 20 Aug 1901 with Act III of Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. 1938-1949 extensions. Foyers damaged by bombs in 1945. Home to the Bayerische Staatsoper comany from 1945 until 1963. 1957-1958 reconstruction of the foyer wing. 1984-1987 renovations. Currently used for opera performances and concerts by Bayerische Theaterakdamie August Everding, as well as for opera performances by the Bayerische Staatsoper and Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz opera companies, various concerts and other events. 1122 seats.