Residenztheater (Munich)
Residenztheater is the theater building on Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich and the main venue for the Bavarian State Theater , which is usually identified with the Residenztheater by name in general usage and also in all publications. Colloquially, the Residenztheater is referred to as "the Resi" by the people of Munich.
Original residence theater (1753)
When the Salvatortheater on Salvatorplatz , where the Bavarian court mainly played Italian operas, had become dilapidated and the St. Georg theater in the residence was destroyed by fire, Elector Maximilian III. Joseph built a new residence theater in the Munich residence as an opera stage from 1751 to 1753 . The magnificent rococo building was designed by the court architect François de Cuvilliés the Elder. Ä. built. The inauguration took place with the opera Catone in Utica by Giovanni Battista Ferrandini . Mozart's Idomeneo was premiered in 1781 . When the first standing German theater troupe under Elector Karl Theodor, after the dissolution of the Italian opera, moved as the “National-Schaubühne” to the “Electoral Court and Nationaltheater” (as the Old Residence Theater was called from 1795), the dilapidated house on Salvatorplatz was closed in 1799 getting closed. The theater, with 560 seats, was too small for a large audience, so the National Theater was built in Munich after 1800 as the main venue for the Bavarian State Opera ; the Residenztheater was still used for performances and, after being used for a while as a decoration magazine, was restored at the request of King Max II Joseph . The theater was destroyed in the Second World War , but the auditorium with the box tiers had previously been relocated.
Today's New Residence Theater (1951)
After the destruction in World War II, a new theater, today's Residenztheater, was built between 1949 and 1951 on the foundation walls of the old Residenztheater . Apart from the surrounding walls integrated into the new building, the new house has nothing in common with the old court theater. The facade between the National Theater and the royal building of the Residenz was designed by the architect Karl Hocheder to classify it with seven entrance portals on the ground floor, above which a continuous glass front divided by narrow steel columns, behind which the foyer is located on the upper floor. Above that, there are six mezzanine windows on the recessed facade of the second floor , where the king's winter garden, built in 1854, once lay.
Inside, the constrained position of the building leads to an axis railing of the entrance hall and auditorium to the north. The stage system should meet the most modern demands and the number of spectators should be doubled. Architect Karl Hocheder and Professor Adolf Linnebach , who is responsible for the stage technology, designed a theater with over 1000 seats and one of the best-equipped, versatile stages of its time. However, the new building was heavily criticized by both the public and experts because of the unexpectedly high costs and the unremarkable architectural design at such an important urban planning site.
Despite the difficulties of the post-war period , the newly built Residenztheater was played for the first time by Ferdinand Raimund's Der Verschwender on January 28, 1951 .
From August 1, 1988, the theater was extensively renovated and redesigned according to plans by Alexander Freiherr von Brancas . The loss of architecture typical of the 1950s has now been criticized. The ceiling painting is by Fred Thieler (1988/89) and devoured most of the funds for art in architecture . Construction errors such as the initially poor lighting caused additional costs. On October 18, 1991, the theater was reopened with a production of Raimund's spendthrift .
In 2011 the foyer and the rooms with a view of Max-Joseph-Platz on the first floor were redesigned by Konstantin Grcic .
The Residenztheater is the main venue for the Bavarian State Theater .
Bavarian State Theater in the Residenztheater
The Residenztheater ( Bavarian State Theater ) is one of the most traditional and, with an ensemble of over 50 actors and more than 450 employees, the largest spoken theater in German-speaking countries. Its history begins in the 18th century as the Electoral Court and National Theater. There are three venues: the Residenztheater at Max-Joseph-Platz with 881 seats, the Cuvilliéstheater with 437 seats and the Marstall with approx. 146 seats, all in the immediate vicinity of the Residenz in the heart of Munich.
In the seasons 2011/2012 to 2018/2019 the Residenztheater was directed by the Austrian Martin Kušej and presented international drama from Shakespeare and Schiller to Ibsen to the present day as well as experimental and open forms such as the theater evenings by Oliver Frljić , Milo Rau or Bernhard Mikeska. During this time directors such as Frank Castorf , David Bösch , Matjea Koležnik, Andreas Kriegenburg , Amélie Niermeyer, Tina Lanik , Anne Lenk and Ulrich Rasche as well as numerous young directors such as Robert Gerloff, Katrin Plötner and Zino Wey worked at the Residenztheater.
Andreas Beck has been artistic director since 2019 . The Residenztheater under his artistic direction stands for an ensemble theater that focuses on contemporary drama with world premieres and new poems in addition to maintaining a classical repertoire. Classic materials and texts are questioned from the here and now and experience a new poetry or transfer. The first season of the new directorship opened on October 19, 2019 in the Residenztheater with the world premiere of Ewald Palmetshofer's theatrical text “The Lost”, which was commissioned for the Residenztheater.
In-house directors Julia Hölscher, Thom Luz and Nora Schlocker as well as other well-known directors, including Stefan Bachmann , Claudia Bauer , Sebastian Baumgarten , Ingmar Bergman , Michał Borczuch , Joe Hill-Gibbins, Karin Henkel , Schorsch Cameroon , Peter Kastenmüller, Stephan Kimmig, work at the Residenztheater , Tilmann Köhler , Bastian Kraft , Daniela Kranz, Antonio Latella, Miloš Lolić, Ulrich Rasche , Georg Ringsgwandl , Michael Schachermaier, Lydia Steier and Simon Stone .
Many famous actors belong to the ensemble of the Residenztheater: Liliane Amuat , Benito Bause , Mareike Beykirch, Sibylle Canonica , Carolin Conrad , Valentino Dalle Mura, Massiamy Diaby, Robert Dölle , Elias Eilinghoff, Christian Erdt , Christoph Franken , Pauline Fusban, Vincent Glander , Michael Goldberg , Evelyne Gugolz, Franziska Hackl , Pia Händler, Steffen Höld , Barbara Horvath , Florian Jahr , Camill Jammal , Katja Jung , Sophie von Kessel , Nicola Kirsch , Juliane Köhler , Thomas Lettow, Florian von Manteuffel, Aurel Manthei , Nicola Mastroberardino , Max Mayer , Barbara Melzl , Niklas Mitteregger, Antonia Münchow , Oliver Nägele , Johannes Nussbaum , Thomas Reisinger , Max Rothbart, Lukas Rüppel, Noah Saavedra , Hanna Scheibe , Myriam Schröder, Charlotte Schwab , Lisa Stiegler, Oliver Stokowski , Cathrin Störmer , Thiemo Strutzenberger , Yodit Tarikwa, Luana Velis, Michael Wächter, Ulrike Willenbacher, Simon Zagermann and Moritz von Treuenfels .
Old Residence Theater or Cuvilliés Theater (1958)
In the 1950s, the voices calling for a reconstruction of the old residence theater in Cuvilliés grew louder. Since it was not possible to rebuild at the original location due to the New Residence Theater, which had meanwhile been built there, it was rebuilt in 1958 at another location in the Residence, in the former apothecary floor of the ballroom building; the auditorium was largely reconstructed true to the original with the help of the parts that were removed during the war. This theater has since been called the Altes Residenztheater or Cuvilliés Theater . The theater can be visited and is occasionally performed by ensembles from the Bavarian State Theaters.
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- ↑ Das Bayerische Staatsschauspiel , Homepage Residenztheater, accessed October 28, 2018
- ^ Franz Michael Rudhart : History of the Opera at the Court of Munich , p. 135.
Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 23.8 " N , 11 ° 34 ′ 43.6" E