List of open air theaters

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This list gives an overview of open-air theaters that are still actively used today, sorted alphabetically according to the associated place name in the basic setting. For the stages of antiquity, see the list of ancient amphitheaters .

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Open-air theaters used today in Germany A – Z

Name of the stage	place	Audience capacity	Remarks	image	Web link
Grötzingen Nature Theater	Aichtal-Grötzingen	850	Staged since 1954, two productions a year, concrete dome roofing since 1978.		[1]
Allgäu open-air theater Altusried	Altusried	2500	Built in 1999, played every year, the Altusried open-air play, a family play and a musical production alternate every three years. Before that, the Altusrieder Freilichtspiel (since 1879) was performed without a fixed stage. Concerts will take place at the end of August and beginning of September after the season.		[2]
Open-air stage at the Red Gate	augsburg	2117	Built in 1929, the Augsburg Theater staged operas, operettas, musicals and various guest performances		[3]
Small open-air theater in Augsburg	augsburg	80	Summer theater		[4]
Romantic stage at the castle tower	Bad Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains	about 400	Playable again after renovation since 2016.		[5]
Bad Bentheim open-air theater	bad Bentheim	1245	Two productions a year from May to September		[6]
Limburg monastery ruins	Bad Dürkheim	950	from June to August Limburg summer with plays, concerts and operas on the open-air stage of the Limburg monastery ruins		[7]
NaturTheater Bad Elster	Bad Elster	1500	Saxony's oldest natural theater in the historic forest park		[8th]
Bad Hersfeld Festival	Bad Hersfeld	1636	Four to six pieces a year at the Bad Hersfeld monastery ruins , theater, musical, children's theater, professional operation		[9]
Kalkberg Stadium	Bad Segeberg	approx. 7500	The well-known Karl May Games Bad Segeberg have been held here since 1952 .		[10]
Bad Vilbel moated castle	Bad Vilbel	700	Played since 1987, four in-house productions annually as part of the Bad Vilbel Castle Festival		[11]
Open air theater Bad Windsheim	Bad Windsheim	300-360	Dismantled grandstand in the Franconian Open Air Museum , in operation since 2003, mixed performances with professional and amateur actors		[12]
Festival Balver Höhle	Balve	at children's theater 590	Played since 1922, annual venue for the Balver Höhle Festival , Irish Folk Festival		[13]
Deister open-air theater	Barsinghausen	about 1000	Amateur theater since 1931 in a former quarry		[14]
Roman theater in the Hermitage	Bayreuth	unknown	From June to August played by the Bayreuth studio stage		[15]
Beetzendorf open-air stage	Beetzendorf	unknown	At the ruins of Beetzendorf Castle , built from 1950, the first play was performed on the open-air stage in 1952.
Berlin Waldbühne	Berlin	22,000	Opened in 1936, concerts, cinema, theater, operas		[16]
Kindl stage Wuhlheide	Berlin	17,000 / 15,300	Opened in 1951, concerts		[17]
Open-air stage at the citadel	Berlin-Spandau	500	performed by the Berlin Children's Theater , among others		[18]
Billerbeck open-air stage	Billerbeck	850	Founded in 1950, four theater productions and guest performances a year.		[19]
Waldbühne Bischofswerda	Bischofswerda	400	Since 1993 annual Karl May Games.		[20]
Open-air stage in the bush	Bobenheim-Roxheim	400	Opened in 1997, amateur theater performances		[21]
Theater ruin Boitzenburg monastery	Boitzenburg	unknown	Played since 2005 in July and August. Partly mounted actors.		[22]
Bonbaden open-air stage	Braunfels-Bonbaden	approx. 650	Founded in 1951, amateur theater on a forest stage in the Lahn-Dill district		[23]
People's Square Borna	Borna	10,000	former NS- Thingplatz (laid out in 1933) north of the former Borna mountain brewery		[24]
Bökendorf open-air stage	Brakel	1000	Opened in 1951, now two productions a year.		[25]
Breisach open-air theater	Breisach on the Rhine	748	Breisach Festival since 1962		[26]
Old Castle (Burgholzhausen)	Burgholzhausen in front of the height	450	Open-air games on the grounds of the Alte Burg since 1948		[27]
Coesfeld open-air stage	Coesfeld	650	Played since 1951, program: drama, operettas, musicals		[28]
Daverden open-air theater	Daverden	> 500	Low German theater since 1954		[29]
Burgtheater Dinslaken	Dinslaken	1800	Venue of the Burghofbühne Dinslaken , concerts, cabaret		[30]
Open-air stage on the Mangoldfelsen	Donauwörth	450	Theater and other events from June to August		[31]
Hohensyburg natural stage	Dortmund	800	Several productions annually since 1952.		[32]
Dreieichenhainer Castle	Dreieich	<800	Annual Dreieichenhain Castle Festival with theater, concerts, cabaret		[33]
Large garden open-air stage (also Young Guard )	Dresden	approx. 5000	Built in 1955, used for theater and concerts in the Great Garden		[34]
Puppet theater Sonnenhäusel	Dresden	350	Built in 1955, used for puppet theater in the Great Garden		[35]
St. Pauli theater ruins	Dresden	<1000	Since 1997 amateur and professional theater, concerts, guest performances in the ruins of the St. Pauli Church.		[36]
Greifensteine ​​nature theater	Ehrenfriedersdorf	1200	Concerts, open-air cinema and productions from the Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater		[37]
Elspe open-air stage	Elspe	approx. 4000 seats (approx. 6000 standing places)	Karl May Festival as part of the Elspe Festival since 1958.		[38]
Theater in the quarry	Emmendingen	315	Amateur theater in an old quarry since 2002		[39]
Lake stage of the Eutin Festival	Eutin	1886	Since 1951 every year in the summer months opera, operetta and musical in the ducal palace garden, annually up to three productions.		[40]
Feuchtwangen Monastery	Wet cheeks	> 500	First performed in 1949, three productions a year in the cloister of Feuchtwangen Monastery.		[41]
South Westphalian open-air theater in Freudenberg	Freudenberg (Siegerland)	> 800	Founded in 1954, two productions a year.		[42]
Natural stage stone dales	Fridingen on the Danube	<500	Two productions a year.		[43]
Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen	Gelsenkirchen	6,100	Several events annually.		[44]
Scherenburg	Gemünden am Main	585	first time 1909; since 1998 annual theater performances in the inner courtyard of the Scherenburg ruins		[45]
Waldbühne Kloster Oesede	Georgsmarienhütte	1300	Theater, concerts, musicals		[46]
Florian Geyer Festival	Gable City	800-1000	since 1979 open-air plays from the time of the Peasants' War in 1525 on three weekends in July		[47]
Graefinthal natural stage	Graefinthal	1500	Opened in 1932, two productions a year.		[48]
Waldstein rock stage	Great Waldstein	unknown	Venue of the Waldstein Festival		[49]
Open-air stage in Mohns Park	Gutersloh	1100	Mainly concerts, "Gütersloher Summer" event series		[50]
Hallenberg open-air stage	Hallenberg	1400	Since 1946 it has played in amateur theater productions every year, with passion plays every ten years		[51]
Amphitheater in the Roman Garden	Hamburg	approx. 200	Built in 1924 (at that time still in the independent municipality of Blankenese ), has been used by the NN Theater since 2005, previous use not known		[52]
Waldbühne Heessen	Heessen in Hamm	1800	Opened in 1924, three productions a year.		[53]
Amphitheater Hanau	Hanau	1356 seats (2700 standing)	since 2000 venue of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale festival , (rock) concerts		[54]
Herrenhausen garden theater	Hanover-Herrenhausen	<1000	built in 1692, theater and musical performances		[55]
Gilde Parkbühne Hannover	Hanover	700 seats + (approx. 4500 standing places)	Opened in 2002, various commercial events		[56]
Hayingen Nature Theater	Hayingen	<1000	Opened in 1949, annual amateur theater productions.		[57]
Heidenheim Nature Theater	Heidenheim an der Brenz	> 1000	Opened in 1924, annual amateur theater productions, i. d. Usually an adult play, a children's play, occasional guest performances.		[58]
Waldbühne Heldritt	Hero third	800	Played since 1930, annually two productions and one operetta.		[59]
Heppenheim open-air theater	Heppenheim	unknown	Opened in 1974, Classical Comedies and Musical Evenings. As in Shakespeare's time, the spectators sit at tables and benches and drink Bergstrasse wine with them.		[60]
Herdringen open-air theater	Herringring	850	Opened in 1954, two productions a year.		[61]
Klausenhof open-air stage	Herrischried	unknown	Since 1983 performances of dialect pieces in the Klausenhof open-air museum		[62]
Hohenstein Castle	Hohenstein	322	Since 1961 amateur theater productions by the Taunusbühne Bad Schwalbach eV during the summer months as part of the Hohenstein Castle Games		[63]
Bellenberg open-air stage	Horn-Bad Meinberg	about 800	Amateur theater performances since 1951, three productions a year		[64]
Erwin-Leisinger-Freilichtbühne Hornberg	Hornberg	> 500	Open-air stage on which the Hornberg shooting is performed every year, along with other pieces .		[65]
Bald wait	Hüllhorst	800-1000	Inaugurated on June 6, 1948. Summer season (May to August). Three performances each season (a family play and an adult play in High German and an adult play in Low German)		[66]
Hülzweiler open-air stage	Hülzweiler	1100	Amateur theater performances since 1927		[67]
Schwabenbühne Roth and Illertal	Illertissen	480	Annual performances since 1981, mostly two pieces per season in regional dialect		[68]
Open-air theater in the Baur tower	Ingolstadt	about 1000	Annual performance by the Ingolstadt City Theater		[69]
Open-air stage in the polodrome	Juchen	about 10,000	mainly concert events		[70]
Hutberg stage in Kamenz	Kamenz	6,800	Built in 1934/35, numerous concerts since 1991, including Puhdys , Roland Kaiser , Matthias Reim , Helene Fischer , Silbermond , and many more.		[71]
Katzweiler open-air theater	Katzweiler	<1000	Founded in 1951, two productions per year (children's and adult theater)		[72]
Clingenburg	Klingenberg am Main	800	Since 1994 location of the Clingenburg Festival , before that it was used by amateur theaters		[73]
Waldbühne in the folklore and open-air museum Roscheider Hof	Conc	199	Museum festivals, cabaret, music		[74]
Korbach open-air theater	Korbach	680	Amateur theater		[75]
Kriebstein floating stage	Kriebstein	unknown	Different events every year from June to August		[76]
Waldbühne Ahmsen	Loading	approx. 2000 covered seats	The most popular amateur open-air theater in Northern Germany. Amateur play with Christian content / children's theater		[77]
Langenargener Festival	Langenargen	unknown	In addition to concerts, since 2018 also acting		[78]
Klosterhofspiele	Langenzenn	unknown	Goes back to 1954, regular performances from 1981		[79]
Theater under the domes	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	about 600	Amateur theater with live orchestra (musical, children's play, dialect)		[80]
Leuchtenberg castle ruins	Leuchtenberg	unknown	since 1982 five to six productions annually by the Vohenstrauss city stage		[81]
Lilienthal open-air stage	Lilienthal	about 600	Played since 1985, two amateur theater productions per year, musical night, concerts		[82]
Linachtalsperre open-air stage	Linach	1000	In summer 2008 the play "De Linacher Stausee" by Bernhard Dorer premiered with six performances. In the summer of 2011, the reservoir theater will be played again with five performances.		[83]
Lohne open-air theater	Rewards	<800	Amateur theater productions		[84]
Loreley open-air theater	Verbandsgemeinde Loreley	<10,000	Built in 1939 as a theater stage on the Loreley , today mainly used for concerts and festivals		[85]
Rötteln Castle	Loerrach	550	Since 1968 theater performances as part of the Rötteln Castle Festival		[86]
Lübeck open-air theater	Lübeck	unknown	since 1927, children's theater and concerts		[87]
Floating stage in the Elbauenpark	Magdeburg	1600	Since 1999, consisting of the will for various events Elbauenpark used		[88]
Mannheim open-air theater	Mannheim	approx. 750	Uncovered open-air stage in the Waldhof district, in voluntary operation since 1950		[89]
Marklohe open-air theater	Marklohe	about 800	Low German amateur theater since 1937		[90]
Seebühnen Markt Schwaben	Market Swabia	unknown	Since 1984 the Weiherspiele Markt Schwaben with theater and other performances take place annually		[91]
Melle forest stage	Melle	about 800	Amateur theater in a former quarry		[92]
Eschbachtal open-air stage	Mellinghausen	450	Low German amateur theater since 1985		[93]
Emsland open-air theater in Meppen	Meppen	1698	Founded on November 26, 1950, first performance on May 14, 1951. Most of the pieces from the musical field are performed, which annually attract over 30,000 to 35,000 spectators to the Esterfelder Forst.		[94]
Open-air stage in the Wasserschloss Mespelbrunn	Mespelbrunn	unknown	The play Das Wirtshaus im Spessart is performed here at irregular intervals , as the presumed original location of the story is nearby and parts of the film adaptation were also shot here.		[95]
Place in front of the Ruchsener Tor	Möckmühl	unknown	since 1991 annual open-air games, season June - July		[96]
Mörbisch floating stage	Mörbisch am See	6000	Annual operetta festivals since 1957, Lake Neusiedl is integrated into the stage design.		[97]
Mülheim an der Ruhr open-air theater	Mülheim an der Ruhr	2000	Opened in 1936, theater, children's theater, concerts, cabaret		[98]
Amphitheater of the English Garden	Munich	unknown			[99]
Floating stage in the Westpark	Munich	1200	Open air cinema and other events		[100]
Theatron in the Olympic Park	Munich	5000	Concerts		[101]
Nettelstedt open-air theater	Nettelstedt	900	Opened in 1923, two productions a year		[102]
Neuenstadt open-air theater	Neuenstadt am Kocher	> 800	Opened in 1958, an annual production in the moat of the Neuenstadt renaissance castle		[103]
Forest stage Otternhagen	Neustadt am Rübenberge - Otternhagen	about 400	Amateur theater since 1970; one play each year for children and adults		[104]
Waldbühne Neuwürschnitz	Neuwürschnitz	about 800	former quarry		[105]
Waldbühne Niederelsungen	Niederelsungen	> 1200	Amateur theater (Spielgemeinschaft Waldbühne Erich Oberlist eV) since 1949		[106]
Waldbühne Northeim	Northeim	approx. 8000	built 1934–1936, today mainly used for concerts		[107]
Waldbühne Benneckenstein	Upper Harz on the Brocken	400-550	Built in 1953, renovated in 1993, revived around 2013 by the annual THEATERNATURE - Festival of the Performing Arts.		[108]
Stromberg Castle Stage	Oelde	unknown	Open-air plays on the historic steps of the Heilig Kreuz pilgrimage church since 1925		[109]
All Saints Monastery	Oppenau	unknown	In the nave of the Allerheiligen monastery, the Free Stage Oppenau stages open-air plays every year, mostly with a medieval or local background.		?
Ötigheim open-air stage	Ötigheim	4000	Opened in 1906, theater, musicals, guest performances		[110]
Neuhaus Castle open-air theater	Paderborn	> 600	Founded in 1957, annually a family play mainly for children and an evening play for adults		[111]
Goethe open-air theater	Porta Westfalica	650	Founded in 1927, four productions a year, five productions every two years		[112]
Ralswiek natural stage	Ralswiek	8800	First played in 1959, the Störtebeker Festival has been held here every year since 1993, with over 300,000 visitors per season.		[113]
Rathen rock stage	Rathen	2000	Opened in 1936, opera, music theater, drama; now mainly from Saxony Theater recorded		[114]
Blue lake	Ratingen	1200 covered places	Operated by the city and district since 1952, western-style stage, theater, concerts, regular techno festival (until 2011), since 1999 annual family theater		[115]
Greven-Reckenfeld open-air stage	Reckenfeld	720	Opened in 1962, amateur theater and musicals		[116]
Renningen Nature Theater	Renningen	748	founded in 1954; Amateur theater with professional direction and choreography; two productions per year with 24 to 26 performances in the summer months		[117]
Reutlingen Nature Theater	Reutlingen	<1000	Has played since 1927, amateur theater and guest performances as part of the Wasenwald Festival		[118]
Brattenstein Castle open-air theater	Röttingen	<1000	Performed since 1984 in operettas, musicals, drama, comedies, readings, concert evenings, Nestroy pieces. Franconian wine and snack can be consumed during the performance.		[119]
Osterwald open-air theater	Salzhemmendorf	613	Used since 1950, amateur theater, musical night, partially covered spectator area, studio stage with 77 seats in the area of ​​the stage system		[120]
Hofberg open-air theater Schiltberg	Schiltberg	1000	Used since 1954		[121]
Natural theater Steinbach-Langenbach	Lock bottom	3000	Opened in 1957, theater, musical, concerts		[122]
Open air to blame	Guilt (ahr)	unknown	Annual amateur theater productions since 1948		[123]
St Michael stairs	Schwäbisch Hall	unknown	The Schwäbisch Hall open-air theater has existed since 1925. Classical comedies were played in the past, but contemporary plays, musicals and children's theater are also played today		[124]
Waldbühne Schwarzenberg	Schwarzenberg / Erzgeb.	15,000	Built 1934–1938, today mainly used for concerts		[125]
Schwerin open-air theater	Schwerin	4999	Built 1954–1955; mainly used for concerts
Seeheim-Jugenheim open-air theater	Seeheim-Jugenheim	700	Open air cinema, theater, cabaret and concerts from June to August with many thousands of visitors every year.		[126]
Waldbühne Sigmaringendorf	Sigmaringendorf	670	Opened in 1928, two productions a year, theater, concerts, cinema		[127]
Waldbühne Sohland	Sohland on the Spree	unknown	Opened in 1920, between 1930 and 1990 without a theater, from May to September played by several amateur theaters		[128]
Sommersdorf passion play area	Sommersdorf	circa 1900	Passion plays since 1933, since 1968 every 5 years.		[129]
Stöckse open-air stage	Sticks	<700	founded 1951, Low German theater, children's theater, concerts		[130]
Open-air stage at Höhenpark Killesberg	Stuttgart	3300-4500	In the oldest park in Stuttgart with an area of ​​approx. 50 hectares, the open-air stage was completed together with the park in 1939 for the then Reichsgartenschau. Today it is used to hold smaller open-air events such as concerts, operas and musicals.		[131]
Tecklenburg open-air theater	Tecklenburg	approx. 2300	annual open-air performances of various musicals		[132]
Harz mountain theater Thale	Thale	1350	Opened in 1903, modeled on the Greek amphitheater. Performances of operas, operettas, fairy tales and plays, as well as concerts.		[133]
Trebgast natural stage	Trebgast	548	Today's association Naturbühne Trebgast eV emerged from the former traffic and beautification association Trebgast and this was founded on May 30, 1892 by the Trebgast pastor Benker.		[134]
Twiste open-air theater	Twist valley	approx. 900	As early as 1960 it was "clear the stage" for "The Lords of Twiste"		[135]
Wagenfeld open-air theater	Wagenfeld	about 700	Low German amateur theater		[136]
Waldmünchen open-air theater	Waldmünchen	unknown	since 1950 performances of the historical play Trenck der Pandur in front of Waldmünchen		[137]
Natural stage on the Mühlenberg	Goods (Müritz )	> 1000	since 2006 performances of the Müritz saga		[138]
Bergwaldtheater Weißenburg	Weißenburg in Bavaria	1232	Festival summer, stage founded in 1928, history goes back to 1791		[139]
Werne open-air theater	Werne	1100	Performed since 1959, various theater productions, until 1986 mostly for adults, since then specialized in children's and youth theater		[140]
Sanspareil ruin theater	Wonsees	unknown	The ruin theater is regularly performed in summer by the Bayreuth studio stage and the "Buschklopfern" from Kulmbach .		?
Luisenburg natural stage	Wunsiedel	circa 1900	Going back to the year 1692, the venue has had its current name since 1805. Every year 4 in-house productions, a folk play, a classic play, a children's play and its musical (since 2004), as well as opera guest performances and concerts.		[141]
Hardt forest stage	Wuppertal	approx. 2000	Concerts, theater performances and festivals take place in the former quarry.		?
Seefestival Wustrau	Wustrau old frieze sack	<700	Professional summer theater has been taking place on the grounds of the judges' academy at the Zietenschloss, on the shore and on the floating stage in Ruppiner See since 2005.		[142]
Bergbühne Burghasungen	Zierenberg	about 500	Amateur theater		[143]
Ostseebühne Zinnowitz	Zinnowitz	1200	Since 1997 acting, musical theater, dance performances		[144]
Zons open-air theater	Zons	unknown	Since 1935 in the Zollfeste Zons, mainly fairy tale performances		[145]
Waldbühne Zussdorf	Zussdorf	unknown	Since 2009, mainly amateur theater performances		[146]
Zwickau open-air theater	Zwickau	3500	At the swan pond. Inaugurated in 1957, open air cinema, public viewing, concerts, theater performances		[147]

List of open-air theaters in other countries

Open-air theaters used today in other countries (sorted by country)

Name of the stage	place	Audience capacity	Remarks	image	Web link
Jels open-air theater	Jels ( Denmark )	1500	Since 1977 annual performance of Viking games in Danish		[148]
Mime teatret	Copenhagen (Denmark)	120 seats, (approx. 1000 standing places)	Built in 1874 in Tivoli		[149]
Open air theater	London ( United Kingdom )	1200	Built in 1922, currently played by the New Shakespeare Company		[150]
Milton Keynes Bowl	Milton Keynes (United Kingdom)	65,000	Professional concert stage, opened in 1979		[151]
Orange Theater	Orange Commune (France)	7000	An ancient Roman theater in southeastern France, was built in the 1st century AD.		[152]
Theater in Epidaurus	near Palea Epidavros ( Greece )	historically around 14,000	Theater of the historical place of worship, in use again since 1952, mainly for ancient dramas		?
Arena di Verona	Verona ( Italy )	22,000	Roman theater, used again since 1913, mainly for operas and rock concerts.		[153]
Teatro Romano di Verona	Verona (Italy)	unknown	Roman theater, rediscovered and excavated in 1834, theatrical performances take place irregularly today.		?
Teatro Romano di Trieste	Trieste (Italy)	6000 (originally)	Roman theater, rediscovered and excavated in 1938, today a regular venue for the Teatro Romano Festival		[154]
Pjazza Teatru Rjal	Valletta ( Malta )	897	In the ruins of the Royal Opera House, which was destroyed in World War II		[155]
Herøy amfi open-air theater	Herøy ( Norway )	unknown	Since 1992 (or earlier) annual staging of a Viking musical		[156]
Bregenz floating stage	Bregenz ( Austria )	7000	Professional opera productions as part of the Bregenz Festival since 1946, Lake Constance is integrated into the stage design.		[157]
Opera Festival St. Margarethen	Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland (Austria)	4670	Open-air opera festival that has taken place annually since 1996 in the Roman quarry of St. Margarethen		[158]
Lunz floating stage	Lunz am See (Austria)	unknown	Annual summer theater, the stage is sunk in the Lunzer See over the winter		[159]
Staatz rock stage	Staatz (Austria)	1200	since 2000 mainly used for musical performances as part of the summer festival.		[160]
Burghofbühne on Petersberg	Friesach (Austria)	630	Recorded with interruptions since 1950		[161]
Natural stage Pregarten	Pregarten (Austria)	0000	The venue for the Aist Festival since 2015
Cathedral Square Salzburg	Salzburg (Austria)	2544	Since 1920, Jedermann has been performing at the Salzburg Festival		[162]
Seeham floating stage	Seeham (Austria)	500	Built in 1997		[163]
Grafenegg Festival	Grafenegg (Austria)	1750	The Grafenegg Festival has been held annually since summer 2007 under the artistic direction of pianist Rudolf Buchbinder . The open-air stage Wolkenturm is located in the park of Schloss Grafenegg		[164]
Obervoitsberg castle ruins	Voitsberg (Austria)	unknown	An open-air production every year since 1960, since 1999 as part of the Voitsberg Castle Courtyard Games		[165]
Winzendorf quarry	Winzendorf-Muthmannsdorf (Austria)	800	Karl May Festival since 1994, musical performances since 2016		[166]
Gföhlerwald open-air theater	Gföhl	3000	Karl May Festival since 1988		[167]
Celebration place of the Silesians	Sankt Annaberg ( Poland )	30,000	opened in 1938 as a National Socialist Thingstätte		?
Opera Leśna	Sopot ( Poland )	approx. 4400	Opened in 1909, renovated and partially covered in the 1960s, is mainly used for operas and concerts.		[168]
Riseberga monastery	Fjugesta ( Sweden )	1216	Sweden's largest open-air theater in a ruined monastery		[169]
Dalhalla	Rättvik (Sweden)	approx. 4000	opened in 1994 in a former limestone quarry. Operas, concerts, theatrical performances, professional operations		[170]
Forest clearing Moosegg	Lauperswil ( Switzerland )	unknown	Open air theater since 1997		[171]
Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena	Istanbul ( Turkey )	approx. 17,000	Concerts and cinema, one of the largest open air theaters in Turkey		[172]
William Randolph Hearst Greek Theater	Berkeley ( USA )	8500	University of California, Berkeley concerts, theater and events		[173]
Petrillo Music Shell	Chicago (USA)	5022 + standing room	Built in the 1930s, mainly concerts and music festivals
Alpine Valley Music Theater	East Troy (USA)	approx. 40,000	Built in 1977, concerts, until 1993 the largest open-air theater in the USA		[174]
Hollywood Bowl	near Los Angeles (USA)	18,000	Opened in 1922, today mainly used for professional concerts and shows		[175]
Red Rocks Amphitheater	Denver (USA)	9400	Mainly concerts		[176]
San Manuel Amphitheater	San Bernardino (USA)	65,000	Built in 1982 and renamed in 2008 after the "San Manuel Indian Casino"		[177]
Marcus amphitheater	Milwaukee (USA)	25,000	Concert events

See also

• List of Corrales de comedias in Spain

Web links

• Member stages of the Association of German Open Air Theaters

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• Freilichtbühne aktuell, edition V, 2007 (magazine of the Association of German Open-Air Theaters)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Reopening of the Romantic Stage | Bad Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains. Retrieved on April 27, 2018 (German). 
2. ^ The court jester @ Petersberg | FRIESACH - Wed., June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .