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The marvellous Margraves' Opera House, completed in 1748, is a masterpiece of 18th-century Baroque theatre architecture.
The marvelous Margraves Opera House, completed in 1748 and a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2012, is considered one of the masterpieces of 18th-century Baroque theatrical architecture. Rather sober but elegant as far as its exterior facade is concerned, its interior, created by the Italian decorators and architects Giuseppe and Carlo Gallo da Bibiena, is fabulous, striking and sumptuous. The hall, entirely made of wood, has unique acoustics. Look at the princely box: it has all the appearance of a small triumphal arch where the margrave and the margravine can put themselves on stage. Because in the 18th century, people also went to the theater to see and be seen, as the U-shape of the hall proves. Above the stage you will see the red Brandenburg eagle, a reminder of Margravine Wilhelmina's Berlin origins. The opera house reopened in April 2018 after extensive renovations that restored the original colors to the hall, stage and boxes, the paintings of this architectural gem, so that today you discover an authentically Baroque theater.
History : To celebrate the marriage of her daughter Friederike to the Duke of Württemberg, Margravine Wilhelmina planned a lavish wedding to impress the aristocracy and show the prestige of Bayreuth. She had the opera house built in record time, between 1744 and 1748, to accommodate two weeks of festivities, with a rich cultural program: operas, ballets, feasts, etc.
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