Landestheater Niederbayern

The State Theatre of Lower Bavaria, founded in 1952, is a two - divisional theater ( musical theater and drama ) in the region of Lower Bavaria, under the artistic director Stefan Tilch. Currently, the city Theater Landshut and Passau, the Theater am Hagen in Straubing, and other trip - game locations are recorded in the district of Lower Bavaria. The orchestra of the State Theatre, the Lower Bavarian Philharmonic.

History

The State Theatre of Lower Bavaria was founded in 1952 under the name " special purpose association Niederbayerisches Städtebundtheater ". Shortly after the end of the Second World War, the theater in Landshut, Passau and Straubing had already recorded independently the operation of gambling. As a result of currency reform resulted in financial difficulties in 1950, however, the closure of the three houses. In February 1952, the work of the Lower Bavarian Städtebundtheater was - at that time a loose association - resumed. The first game plan included five straight theater, six operas and two operettas. Since the theater possessed in the first year do not yet have his own ensemble, the first productions were exclusively occupied with guests. In its first year, the current functional division was established, after which the drama department has its headquarters in Landshut and the musical department in Passau is located.

On 5 October 1952, the " purpose association Niederbayerisches Städtebundtheater " was constituted, first director was Erik Hagen wild. As well as places in the district of Upper Bavaria have been recorded, the public corporation in 1953 in "South East Bavarian cities theater " renamed, the name should be at the theater for the next 55 years. In 1964 the district of Lower Bavaria at the end association. For financial reasons, the purpose of dressing should be in 1968/69 resolved on the proposal of the Bavarian Supreme Court, which was rejected by the members. Because over the years the number of non - Lower Bavaria venues declined steadily, decided on the Association in 2008 renamed the " State Theatre of Lower Bavaria ". The theater currently has approximately 150 employees, including 14 singers, 19 actors and 42 orchestra musicians. The two departments in Landshut and Passau each have independent of one another, their own workshops, tailor, technology and management teams.

Program

The State Theatre of Lower Bavaria learns because of his often very ambitious game plan national attention - on a regular basis can be found in works that we may be called an absolute rarities: " Francesca da Rimini" by Riccardo Zandonai, " Adriana Lecouvreur " by Francesco Cilea, " La Rondine " by Giacomo Puccini or " Orlando Furioso " by Antonio Vivaldi. In the season 2008/2009, the State Theatre of Lower Bavaria has started to build a small repertoire, and took account of the very high demand, back in production. In the following season, the theater was already looking forward to four revivals.

Since the summer of 2009, the Burgfestspiele Lower Bavaria belong firmly to the program of the State Theatre of Lower Bavaria - for the open-air festival leaving the theater, its usual venues and recorded the Prantlgarten before the sculpture museum in Landshut, the Veste upper house in Passau and the Ducal Palace in Straubing. The Schedules 2009/2010 comprises a total of 17 new productions: seven opera and Singspiel new productions, a musical production, six theater productions, as well as two studio and a children's and youth theater production. Besides playing the Lower Bavarian Philharmonic - the orchestra of the State Theatre of Lower Bavaria - three symphony concerts, a carnival concert, an Easter concert and a total of six chamber concerts.

Venues

The State Theatre of Lower Bavaria has a total of six venues. The main venue in Landshut is the Municipal Theatre in Bernlochner, which holds a total of 362 seats. To this end, the studio is in the municipal theater for small productions with 88 seats. In Passau find the most performances in the Prince Bishop opera house instead with 324 seats. Chamber concerts and other small events are played in the Great Hall Redoute. In Straubing, the State Theatre of Lower Bavaria plays at the Theater am Hagen, studio productions take place in the old slaughterhouse.

Directors

  • To 1950 Edgar Klich ( Stadttheater Landshut )
  • 1952-1961 Erik Hagen Wild
  • 1961-1967 Willy Meyer- Prince
  • 1967-1970 Ludwig Bender
  • 1970-1996 Klaus Schlette
  • 1996-2002 John Meier riding
  • Since 2002 Stefan Tilch
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