Göttingen: Deutsches Theater

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Niedersachsen
District: Landkreis Göttingen
City: Göttingen
Location: Theaterplatz 11

Built 1889-1890 as "Stadttheater" by Gerhard Schnitger for the city of Göttingen. Opened 30 Sep 1890 with Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell". 1904 extension by storage rooms. 1927 extension by rehearsal rooms. 1936 foyer redecoration. 1950 renamed "Deutsches Theater". 1981-1984 major renovations, extension by functional rooms, a studio stage and a foyer and café wing by Jochen Brandi. Originally 720 seats, today: 583 seats. Used for opera (until 1950) and drama performances by the resident company. Occasionally also used for opera performances during the annual "Internationale Händel-Festspiele" festival.

Notable world premieres:

  • Carl Zuckmayer: Der Gesang im Feuerofen (3 Nov 1950)
  • Friedrich Dürrenmatt: Ein Engel kommt nach Babylon (2nd version, 6 Apr 1957)
  • Pavel Kohout: Marast (11 Jan 1977)
  • Peter Hacks: Die Fische (24 Nov 1978)

Links: www.dt-goettingen.de, EUTA, Wikipedia

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "Göttingen, Stadttheater"
Publisher: Georg Kugelmann, Hannover
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Göttingen to Zellerfeld, 1904

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "Göttingen, Theaterplatz"
Publisher: Ottmar Zieher, München
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Göttingen to (Altenburg-)Zschernitzsch, 1906

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "Göttingen, Theater"
Publisher: ?; A 06373
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Göttingen to Neuhaus/Westfalen, 1910

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "Göttingen, Theater"
Publisher: Kunstverlagsanstalt Bruno Hansmann, Kassel; No. 33444
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "Göttingen, Theater", signed: Charles E. Flower
Reverse Text: "Göttingen. Theater. [..]"
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Berlin; Oilette, Kollektion 'Deutsche Städte', Serie 'Göttingen'; No. 600 B
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "Göttingen. Theater."
Publisher: Vereinigung Göttinger Papierhändler
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: by German Forces' Postal Service, from Göttingen to Oßmannstedt, 1915

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "Göttingen. Theater v. S. W."
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Göttingen to Heiligenstadt/Eichsfeld, 1936

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "Göttingen, Deutsches Theater"
Publisher: August Vaterhahm, Kassel; G5/31-53
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
Sent: from Göttingen to Neuendeel bei Delmenhorst, 1954

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Reverse Text: "Göttingen, Deutsches Theater", "Orig.-Design F. Ahrlé"
Publisher: Edition Korsch, München; 19446
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "3400 Göttingen - Universitäts- und Kongreßstadt. Besondere Veranstaltungen 1986: Drehorgel-Festival 7./8. Juni; Händel-Festspiele 13.-17. Juni; Altstadtfest 30./31. August"
Publisher: Deutsche Bundespost; q 9/110 40 000 1.86
Type: postal card with printed stamp
Size: Modern
Sent: from Kassel to Hilden, 1987

Goettingen: Deutsches Theater Front Text: "100 Jahre Deutsches Theater Göttingen"
Reverse Text: "Universitätsstadt Göttingen, 'Deutsches Theater', Nach dem Vorbild des Großherzoglichen Hoftheaters in Oldenburg erbaut, wurde das Göttinger Stadttheater 1890 mit Schillers 'Wilhelm Tell' eröffnet."
Publisher: Verlag Schöning & Co. + Gebr. Schmidt, Lübeck; na Göt 332
Size: Modern
Sent: from Göttingen (Briefzentrum Kassel) to Ravensburg, 2001

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