Mecklenburg State Theatre

The Mecklenburg State Theatre Schwerin is a state- Five -genre theater in the state capital Schwerin. In addition to numerous new productions are one of the annual highlights of the match operation, the Castle Festival Schwerin against the backdrop of Schwerin Castle, the State Theatre and the State Museum. In addition, the Mecklenburg State Theatre Schwerin is the lead institution of the theater network Magic Net.

History

The beginning of the Schwerin music and theater history June 17, 1563 is generally considered when Duke Johann Albrecht I of Mecklenburg the conductor David Köler ( * before 1532, † 1565) convened a court orchestra and at the same time gave him the task of establishing a court orchestra. This court chapel is the origin of today's Mecklenburg Staatskapelle Schwerin, which is considered the third oldest orchestra in Germany.

In 1753 the his lifetime, known as the father of German drama actor Conrad Ekhof founded in Schwerin ( 1720-1778 ), the first German training center for the acting profession, a theater academy.

Under the reign of Frederick the Pious from 1756 the focus of the music of the theater and dance music shifted to church music. The Mecklenburg- Schwerin court chapel had to take off in 1767 ( for 70 years) based in the new residence Ludwiglust. As of 1790 it came to opera performances in Ludwig 's content. 1801 founded Friedrich Franz I of Mecklenburg initially only a nine piece band with the name of harmony, which in 1839 merged with the existing court orchestra. 1840, the Second North German music festival took place in Schwerin, in which under the leadership of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 150 orchestra musicians and 340 choristers occurred.

1886, the game operation in the new building of the now Grand Ducal Court Theatre was taken. On November 15, 1918, the theater was renamed the State Theater. 1926 was designated the State Theatre Mecklenburgisches. During this period the Low German Theatre was annexed to the National Theatre. The game operation lasted until August 31, 1944, the date of closure of all theaters by Propaganda Minister Goebbels to.

After the Second World War, the game operation in the spared destruction of remaining building could be taken in again. From May 1945 to 1947 Werner Bern Hardy was director, then headed trustees, which among other things Edgar Bennert belonged to the house. From 1948 to 1950 Lucie Polite was director.

Since 1993 the Castle Festival will take place in June and July, the setting was moved from the courtyard of the Schwerin castle on the old garden since 1999. In that year an attendance of more than 50,000 people were reached with Aida. The previous record crowd of more than 60,000 visitors succeeded in 2001 with Verdi's opera Nabucco.

2011 presented the Castle Festival Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber for the renovation of the old garden for the first time on the open air stage in the castle garden.

2011, the theater was invited to the Berlin Theatre Meeting with Herbert Fritsch production of Gerhart Hauptmann's The Beaver fur.

Architecture

The theater originally by the court architect Georg Adolf Demmler in neoclassical style was built at the site of today's house burned down during a performance in April 1882. The theater first moved into a temporary wooden building erected on the station forecourt, which offered at least room for 1100 spectators and allowed the continuation of gaming operations during the construction phase. The new house was designed by the court architect Georg Daniel and completed in the years 1883-1886. On the opening day on October 3, 1886 presented the new building of the Italian Renaissance, inspired one of the most advanced theaters at the time the world Represents the built according to the latest findings and equipped buildings even had a supply of electric light in its own power station.

Operating theater

The total annual visitor numbers are around 250,000 people, which, amazingly anmutet in a city the size of Schwerin, which does not have 100,000 more. Every year there are more than 20 new productions in the various divisions of the house.

Divisions

The Mecklenburg State Theatre Schwerin offers performances in the fields of

• Spectacle
• Lower Deutsche Schauspielhaus (Fritz -Reuter- stage )
• Musical theater (opera, operetta, musical )
• Ballet
• Concerts ( Mecklenburg Staatskapelle )
• Puppet Theatre

Venues

In addition to the giant open-air opera at the Old Garden in Schwerin, 2011, on the outdoor stage in the Schwerin Castle Garden, held performances in the main house and the E-Werk, in the theater program pub werk3, in the concert hall and the foyer café.