Opera House of Magdeburg Theatre [Magdeburg, DE]
Theatre building in Magdeburg, Germany
Duits nationaal monument in Magdeburg
Opera House of Magdeburg Theatre
Built 1906-1907 as Zentral-Theater by W. Fischer. Opened 1907 as a private variety theatre. Also used for operetta performances. 1556 seats. Destroyed by bombs on 16 Jan 1945. - 1947-1951 rebuilding to simplified plans. Re-opened 20 Dec 1951 with Ernst Fischer's Der große Verrat. Renamed Maxim-Gorki-Theater in honour of the Russian writer, Maxim Gorky (1868-1936). 1984 reconstruction. Ca. 1990 renamed Theater der Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg. Stagehouse destroyed by a fire on 20 May 1990. 1993-1997 rebuilding and extension. Re-opened 4 oct 1997 with Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Later renamed Opernhaus. Used for opera performances by the resident Theater Magdeburg opera company. 904 seats.