Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Baden-Württemberg
City: Freiburg im Breisgau
Location: Werderring / Bertoldstraße 46 / Platz der Alten Synagoge (Theaterplatz)

Built 1905-1910 by Heinrich Seeling. Opened 8 Oct 1910 with Weber's "Jubel-Ouverture", Schiller's "Wallensteins Lager", and the "Festwiese" scene from Wagner's "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg". 1939 interior rebuilding, destroying most of the original decoration. Destroyed by bombs in 1944, with only the exterior walls and parts of the entrance hall remaining.

1949 rebuilding to modern designs. Installation of cinemas and shops in the side wings. 1962 demolition of the original façade gable. 1973 rebuilding. 1996-1998 major rebuilding.

The complex comprises three theatres:

  • Großes Haus: Used for opera, drama and ballet performances by the resident companies. 909 seats.
  • Kleines Haus: Built as cinema "Theaterlichtspiele Kurbel". Later renamed "Schauspielhaus Kurbel" and finally "Kleines Haus". Mainly used for drama performances. 312 seats.
  • Kammerbühne: Built as cinema "Kamera". Later renamed "Kammerbühne". 99 seats.

Notable world premieres:

  • Botho Strauß: Der Park (5 Oct 1984)
  • Elfriede Müller: Die Bergarbeiterinnen (19 Feb 1988)
  • Hans Magnus Enzensberger: Diderot und das dunkle Ei (25 Sep 1993)

Links: www.theater.freiburg.de, Wikipedia

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Picture: theatre model (?)
Front Text: "Freiburg i. B. - Neues Theater"
Publisher: Verlag Paul Hinsche, Freiburg i. B.; Rembrandt No. 7
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Freiburg to Colmar (France), 13 Feb 1910

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Front Text: signed: "H. Hoffmann"
Reverse Text: "Das neue Theater in Freiburg i. Br."
Publisher: Verlag der Hofkunsthandlung Edm. von König, Heidelberg; Nr. 8
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Picture: auditorium
Reverse Text: "Freiburg i. Breisgau, Stadttheater"
Publisher: Kunstverlag G. Röbcke, Freiburg i. Br.
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Picture: foyer
Reverse Text: "Freiburg i. Breisgau, Stadttheater"
Publisher: Kunstverlag G. Röbcke, Freiburg i. Br.
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Freiburg to Langensteinbach bei Karlsruhe, 1910

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Front Text: "Freiburg i. B., Neues Stadttheater Portal"
Publisher: Gebrüder Metz, Tübingen
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from train 101 "Frankfurt-Basel" to Berlin, 1911

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Front Text: "Freiburg i. B., Stadttheater"
Publisher: Emil Hartmann, Strassburg i. E. (= Strasbourg, France)
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Freiburg to Wiesbaden, 1913

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Front Text: "Freiburg i. B., Neues Stadttheater"
Publisher: Gebr. Metz, Tübingen
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Freiburg to Nancy (France), 1914

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Front Text: "Freiburg i. Br., Stadttheater (erb. v. H. Seeling 1910)"
Publisher: Verlag J. Velten, Karlsruhe; 10462
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Advertisement Stamp
Front Text: "Freiburg i. B. Theater"

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Postmark (Germany, 1936)
Text: "25 Jahre Neues Freiburger Stadttheater"

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Picture: after the 1949 rebuilding
Front Text: "Freiburg i. Br., Stadt-Theater und Kurbel-Lichtspiele", sign on left building: "Theaterlichtspiele Kurbel"
Publisher: Verlag Erwin Burda, Freiburg i. Br.; 22/30
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Picture: after the 1962 rebuilding
Reverse Text: "Freiburg (Schwarzwald), Stadttheater und Regierungspräsidium", sign on left building: "Theaterlichtspiele Kurbel"
Publisher: Schmelzer-Nicolai-Verlag, Freiburg
Size: Modern
Sent: from Freiburg to Timișoara (Romania), 1973

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Picture: after the 1962 rebuilding
Reverse Text: "Fribourg-en-Brisgau (Allemagne), Le Théâtre - Freiburg-im-Breisgau (Deutschland), Das Theater"
Publisher: Edit. 'La Cigogne', Strasbourg (France)
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Picture: after the 1996-1998 rebuilding
Reverse Text: "Freiburg im Breisgau - Stadttheater"
Publisher: Bildverlag J. Gass, March-Neuhausen; Nr. 9907
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Picture: left: university library, right: Stadttheater
Front Text: "Freiburg"
Reverse Text: "100% Freiburg"
Publisher: David Lohmüller, 100prozentfreiburg.com; PK066
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Freiburg im Breisgau: Stadttheater Front Text: "Freiburg"
Reverse Text: "Stadttheater und Unibibliothek, Straßenmusiker"
Publisher: lust-auf-freiburg.de; FRL-05
Size: 11.4 x 16.1 cm
Not sent.

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