Tallinna Saksa Teater
History
The theater was the second theater building and the first professional theater company in the city of Tallinn (then called Reval), founded in 1795. The theater was built to replace the first theater in Tallinn, the Revaler Liebhaber Theater (1784-1792). It was used by the German language amateur dramatic society (founded 1784), which performed German language drama and opera under August von Kotzebue.
In 1809 it was made a professional theater with professional German language actors, which made it the first professional theater in Tallinn, and was named (German) Revaler Theater or (Estonian) Tallinna Teater from 1809 to 1860.
It was named (Estonian) Tallinna Linnateater or (German) Revaler Stadttheater in 1860-1910; and Tallinna saksa teater in 1910-1939.
In 1939, the theater was closed and moved to occupied Poland by the order of the German government under the Nazis.
Present use
The Reval German Theater building is now used by the Estonian Drama Theatre.
References
- ^ "Building of the Estonian Drama Theatre". www.visitestonia.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Hallas-Murula, Karin. Eesti Draamateater. Ehituslugu ja arhitektuur. – Eesti Draamateatri Maja 100. Tallinn : Eesti Draamateater, 2010.