Staatstheater Braunschweig - History

History

The first predecessor of the Staatsimtrötheater Braunschweig was the Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt in Braunschweig, founded in 1690 by Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Theatre works such as Emilia Galotti by Lessing and Goethe's Faust had their first opening in Braunschweig.

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