Staatstheater Nürnberg

Theatre and opera house in Nuremberg, Germany

Staatstheater Nürnberg

Aerial of Schauspielhaus and Opernhaus

Address| Nürnberg
Germany
Coordinates| 49°26′47″N 11°04′31″E﻿ / ﻿49.44639°N 11.07528°E﻿ / 49.44639; 11.07528
Construction
Opened| 1905
Architect| Heinrich Seeling
Website
www.staatstheater-nuernberg.de
Staatstheater Nürnberg, Opera house

The Staatstheater Nürnberg is a German theatre company in Nuremberg, Bavaria. The theatre is one of four Bavarian state theatres and shows operas, plays, ballets and concerts.

## History[edit]

Its main venue, the opera house ("Opernhaus Nürnberg"), is one of the largest theatres in Germany. It was built from 1903 to 1905 in Art Nouveau style by the architect Heinrich Seeling. Until 1 January 2005, it was known as the "Städtische Bühnen Nürnberg". Other venues are the play house (Schauspielhaus Nürnberg) including the small stages "Kammerspiele" and "BlueBox", and the Meistersingerhalle where the concerts of the orchestra (the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg) are held.

Since 2018, the company's Generalmusikdirektorin (General Music Director) is Joana Mallwitz. Her initial contract, announced in October 2017, was for 5 years.[1] She is the first female conductor to be named GMD of the company.[2] In July 2021, the company announced that Mallwitz is to stand down as its GMD at the close of the 2022–2023 season.[3]

## General Music Directors[edit]

* Ferdinand Wagner (1923–1925)
* Bertil Wetzelsberger [de] (1925–1938)
* Alfons Dressel (1938–1946)
* Rolf Agop (1946–1948)
* Alfons Dressel (1948–1955)
* Erich Riede [de] (1956–1964)
* Hans Gierster (1965–1988)
* Christian Thielemann (1988–1992)
* Eberhard Kloke (1993–1998)
* Philippe Auguin (1998–2005)
* Christof Prick (2006–2011)
* Marcus Bosch (2011–2018)
* Joana Mallwitz (2018–present)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Joana Mallwitz ab 2018/2019 GMD am Staatstheater Nürnberg – Zum ersten Mal wird eine Frau Orchesterchefin in Nürnberg" (Press release). Staatstheater Nürnberg. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
2. ^ Wolfgang Schicker (24 October 2017). "Neubesetzung am Staatstheater Nürnberg: Joana Mallwitz wird Generalmusikdirektorin". BR-Klassik. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
3. ^ "Dirigentin Joana Mallwitz verlässt Nürnberg: "Es wird Zeit für einen Fokuswechsel"". BR-Klassik. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

## Literature[edit]

* Jens Voskamp u. a. (2005), Staatstheater Nürnberg (ed.), Staatstheater Nürnberg 1905–2005: Opernhaus, Staatsoper; Vom Neuen Stadttheater am Ring zum Staatstheater (in German), Nürnberg: Müller, ISBN 3-924773-12-2
* Dieter Stoll u. a. (2010), Stiftung Staatstheater Nürnberg (ed.), Das neue Schauspielhaus Nürnberg: Vom "Ami-Kino" zum Ensemble-Theater (in German), Nürnberg: Henschel, ISBN 978-3-89487-674-6
* E. Weber (1905), Zur Einweihung des neuen Stadttheaters in Nürnberg am 1. September 1905 (in German), Nürnberg: Tümmels Verlag

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