Staatstheater Augsburg

It offers on four stages musical theatre, plays and ballet, with its own choir and the orchestra Augsburg Philharmonic [de].

Public theatre in Augsburg dates back to 1630, when the Meistersinger initiated plays in the Welserstadel.

His opera Don Giovanni was performed already in 1787, the year of the premiere, Die Zauberflöte followed on 21 January 1793.

The first performance in the Großes Haus was Beethoven's Fidelio on 26 November 1877. Notable musical directors were István Kertész (1958–1963) and Bruno Weil (1981–1989), among others.

Musical directors (Generalmusikdirektor, GMD) have included: The scene of the book Der Intendant stirbt dramatisch by Peter Garski [de] is the Theater Augsburg.