The Margravial Opera House in Bavaria’s Bayreuth is a fine surviving example of Baroque theatre architecture. Completed in 1748, the building was initiated by Margravine Wilhelmine and her husband Margrave Friedrich III of Brandenburg-Bayreuth for their daughter’s wedding. For its unique architectural, cultural, and historical character, UNESCO inscribed the building as World Heritage Site in 2012.
Not bad at all from the outside (0.8x) …
… but inside, the auditorium is much better.
Left side tiers of loges, facing the stage.
Right side tiers of loges, facing the stage.
Front, and up (0.5x).
Back of the venue; court loge.
“Pro Frederico et Sophia – Josephus Gallus Bibiena fecit – Anno Domini MDCCXLVIII.” (Built for Friedrich & Wilhelmine-Sophie, by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, in 1748 A.D.)
Back of the auditorium, and up to the ceiling with god Apollo surrounded by arts and muses (0.5x).
From the right side loge-seats.
On the stage proper (guided tour), facing out to the back.
Markgräfin (Margravine) Wilhelmine of Bayreuth: portrait by Antoine Pesne, in 1738-1740. Multilingual and trained in both arts and literature, Wilhelmine was daughter of Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm I, and sister to Friedrich the Great.
Wilhelmine memorial bust, on Schlossberglein, opposite the opera house.
Afternoon illumination, from Schlossberglein and above the Wittelsbacher fountain. The opera house is at centre.
The Margravial Opera House, in Bayreuth.
This visit to Bayreuth completes my 8th new German UNESCO WHS over the last 33 days. My total tally is now up to 42 (of 52).
I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 9 Jun 2024. I received neither sponsor nor support from any organization. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.
Hi, Valerie. The low-lighting inside the auditorium makes the sight very dramatic, as they should for a live performance. WW2 bombing destroyed a lot in the city of Bayreuth, but this opera house was spared a lot of that damage. To read about it, the most recent phase of refurbishment work has been painstaking and impressive. Thanks for stopping by and for your comment!
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That opera house is fabulous!!!
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Hi, Valerie. The low-lighting inside the auditorium makes the sight very dramatic, as they should for a live performance. WW2 bombing destroyed a lot in the city of Bayreuth, but this opera house was spared a lot of that damage. To read about it, the most recent phase of refurbishment work has been painstaking and impressive. Thanks for stopping by and for your comment!
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