Musikalische Komödie

The oldest inn in Lindenau was first mentioned in 1495, roughly on the site of the present Musikalische Komödie, and from the beginning of the 18th century it was called "Drei Linden"[1] and Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have stayed there after the Battle of Leipzig.

[2] Even before 1900, the inn had a beer garden, which was considered a popular destination for Leipzigers and where theatre was also played in the summer.

In the courtyard area of this ensemble, the C. W. Naumann Brewery [de] built a hall in 1912 according to a design by the architect Otto Gerstenberger as a magnificent concert and ballroom with 3000 seats.

Since all the theatres in the city centre had been destroyed or badly damaged by the end of the Second World War, the hall was used as an alternative venue for the Leipzig Opera from 1945 to 1960.

Significant improvements for the artists, e. e.g. in the dressing rooms, have been brought about by ongoing construction measures involving a neighbouring building since 2014.

With soloists, choristers, dancers and orchestral musicians, it formed the core of the second municipal music theatre that was created after the opera moved out of Haus Dreilinden in 1960.

Contemporary works of Heiteres Musiktheater [de] were also cultivated in accordance with the cultural mandate, with varying degrees of success.

The cultivation of Robert Stolz was the particular concern and merit of Roland Seiffarth, who had been Musical Director and Chief Conductor at the Musikalische Komödie since 1978; he also rehabilitated the operetta composer Friedrich Schröder with the performance of his opera Das Bad auf der Tenne in 1980.

The ensemble of the Musikalische Komödie consists of 14 singers, 48 musicians of the orchestra, 25 choir members and 15 dancers.