Markgrafentheater Großes Haus - Schauspiel Erlangen

In the location's words:

The Margrave Theater is the oldest still active baroque theater in southern Germany. It was built between 1715 and 1718 under the supervision of Margrave Georg Wilhelm and inaugurated on January 10, 1719 with the opera *Argenis and Poliarchus*. In 1743, Margravine Wilhelmine of Bayreuth had the theater completely redesigned by the renowned Italian theater architect Giovanni Paolo Gaspari.

The ceremonial reopening took place in 1744 with the musical play *Sirace* by A. Galetti. Between 1956 and 1959, the building was renovated based on Gaspari's designs and reopened in December 1959 with *The Marriage of Figaro*. A further extensive restoration took place in 1999.

Those interested can learn more about the multifaceted history of the Margrave Theater during our public guided tours.