Burgtheater [Vienna] (Q7817)
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Theatre building in Vienna, Austria
- Burgtheater
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| English | Burgtheater [Vienna] | Theatre building in Vienna, Austria |
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48°12'37.001"N, 16°21'41.000"E
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Built 1874-1888 as K. k. Hofburgtheater by Karl Hasenauer and Gottfried Semper, as a successor to the first Burgtheater (built 1741 at another site, demolished 1888). Opened 14 October 1888 with Franz Grillparzer's Esther and Schiller's Wallensteins Lager. 1897 layout alteration of the auditorium boxes. 1919 renamed Burgtheater. Destroyed by bombs and a fire in 1945. 1953-1955 rebuilt to the original plans. Re-opened 15 Oct 1955 with Grillparzer's König Ottokars Glück und Ende. 1897: 1532 seats, today: 1313 seats. (English)
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Nach fast 150 Jahren Spielbetrieb wurde am 14. Oktober 1888 – nach vierzehnjähriger Bauzeit – das neue Theaterhaus am Ring eröffnet. 1918 wurde das ehemalige Hoftheater der Verwaltung des Staates übergeben. (German)
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14 October 1888Gregorian
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Universitätsring 2
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1945
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1950
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1010
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1,175 https://canonbase.eu/entity/Q30762
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85 https://canonbase.eu/entity/Q30760
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12 https://canonbase.eu/entity/Q30761
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28 https://canonbase.eu/entity/Q23023
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28.5 https://canonbase.eu/entity/Q23023
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31 https://canonbase.eu/entity/Q23023
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1884
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