Margravial Opera House

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The Margravial Opera House is an 18th-century Baroque court theatre in Bayreuth, Germany, renowned as one of Europe’s best-preserved and most ornate historic opera houses and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque theatre
UNESCO World Heritage Site
court theatre
opera house
architect Joseph Saint-Pierre
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque
associatedWith House of Hohenzollern
capacity approximately 500 seats
commissionedBy Margravine Wilhelmine of Bayreuth
completionDate 1748
continent Europe
country Germany
foundedBy Margravine Wilhelmine of Bayreuth
hasLanguage German
hasType proscenium theatre
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus one of Europe’s best-preserved Baroque theatres
inception 1744
locatedIn Bayreuth
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bavaria
locatedOnStreet Opernstraße
material stone (exterior)
wood (auditorium)
namedAfter Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
near Bayreuth Festspielhaus
notableFor original 18th-century stage machinery (partly preserved)
ornate Baroque interior
wooden auditorium
officialName Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth
opened 1748
operator Bavarian Palace Department
owner Free State of Bavaria
linked to: Bavaria
partOf historic centre of Bayreuth
linked to: Bayreuth
patron Margravine Wilhelmine of Bayreuth
periodOfConstruction 1744–1748
region Upper Franconia
reopenedAfterRestoration 2018
significantEvent major restoration 2013–2018
theatreDesigner Carlo Galli Bibiena
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria cultural (iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1379
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2012
use concerts
opera performances
theatrical performances

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Bayreuth knownFor Margravial Opera House
Bayreuth hasLandmark Margravial Opera House
Ansbach hasHistoricBuilding former Margravial Opera House (destroyed, commemorated)
linked to: Margravial Opera House