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| Anhaltisches Theater Dessau | |
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 Anhaltisches Theater (2009) | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Friedenspl. 1A, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51°50′12″N 12°14′03″E / 51.8366884°N 12.2341075°E |
| Year(s) built | 1798 |
| Completed | 1938 |
| Renovated | 1935 |
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The hall in ruins after bombing, pictured in 1949 before reconstruction
The theatre in 1949
The rear in 2010
Anhaltisches Theater Dessau is a theatre in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which was called Landestheater Dessau until 1984. It is Mehrspartentheater offering drama, musical theatre (operas, operettas, musicals), ballets, concerts of the Anhaltische Philharmonie orchestra, and puppetry.
Today, the theatre has a capacity of around 1100 spectators and is equipped with one of the largest revolving stages in Germany. In October 2013, the theatre was included as endangered in the Rote Liste Kultur of the Deutscher Kulturrat.