Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Theater, Historical theatre in Bernburg, Germany.
The Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Theater is a 340-seat theatre on Schloßstraße in Bernburg, near Bernburg Castle. Built in the Neoclassical style, it has pillars flanking the entrance and a loggia above designed as an ante temple. The front facade is risalit-shaped.
Duke Alexius Friedrich Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg commissioned the building, erected in 1826/1827 to a design by the architect Johann Philipp August Bunge. It opened as the ducal playhouse on 2 March 1827. In 1881/1882 the Berlin theatre specialist Eduard Titz converted it and it became a municipal theatre.
The house has borne the composer Carl Maria von Weber's name since 1954, when the municipal theatre was renamed in his honour. It is run as a guest-performance venue, so visiting companies stage opera, plays and concerts rather than a resident ensemble.
The theatre seats 340 and stands on Schloßstraße 20, close to Bernburg Castle, so it can be reached on foot from the castle grounds. It works mainly as a guest-performance venue, so the programme changes with each visiting company. The auditorium was returned to its 19th-century layout during the 1993–1997 restoration.
The theatre is used mainly as a guest-performance venue, so its stage hosts visiting companies rather than a resident ensemble. Its auditorium was returned to its 19th-century layout during the 1993–1997 restoration, which also added a new stage tower.
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