The present National Theatre Mannheim (Nationaltheater Mannheim), which dates from 1957, is a theatre and opera company in Mannheim, Germany with a variety of performance spaces. As the oldest local theatre in Germany, the National Theatre celebrated its 225th Birthday on 7 October 2004.
The idea of first building the original National Theatre developed after the suggestion of Elector Palatine Carl Theodor. The first theatre opened in 1779.
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The present National Theatre Mannheim (Nationaltheater Mannheim), which dates from 1957, is a theatre and opera company in Mannheim, Germany with a variety of performance spaces. As the oldest local theatre in Germany, the National Theatre celebrated its 225th Birthday on 7 October 2004.
The idea of first building the original National Theatre developed after the suggestion of Elector Palatine Carl Theodor. The first theatre opened in 1779.
In the past three hundred years an important part of the history of German theatre and music history was written both in the original theatre and in Mannheim where new artistic styles were developed and refined in theatre, music and dance. Thus it reflects the tradition of many of the major names of the German arts such as Friedrich Schiller and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In terms of the history of the company, Friedrich Schiller’s first major drama, The Robbers (Die Räuber) was given its inaugural performance in 1782 in presence of the playwright at...
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