It included world premieres such as Sarema by Zemlinsky, Die unendliche Geschichte by Siegfried Matthus, and Fausta by Heinz Heckmann.

It also shows German premieres such as The Voyage by Philip Glass, revivals of neglected repertoire such as Merlin by Karl Goldmark, and Koanga by Frederick Delius.

Before the closure of the theatre ordered by the Nazis, the last performance in this building took place on 16 July 1944 with Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss.

[3] Ensemble members and guest performers have included Franz Grundheber and Anja Kampe,[4] In June 2013, the theatre was placed on the Rote Liste Kultur [de] by the German Cultural Council and classified as "threatened with closure" (category 1).

[6] From 2021, director Karl M. Sibelius will be assisted by co-director Lajos Wenzel; contracts, also for Jochem Hochstenbach, run to 2028.

Therefore, at the beginning of 2019, the Trier City Council decided to renovate the existing theatre, which will essentially be preserved in its current form – however, the demolition and new construction of the foyer will be required.

During the approximately three-year renovation phase (planned start of construction August 2021), operations will be relocated to a new building at the TUFA [de] with 380 seats.