Founding of the Riga City Theater
- When
- 1782
- Where
- Riga City Theatre House, Riga
In 1782 the 500-seat Riga City Theatre House, designed by Haberland, opened in Riga, establishing the first permanent theater in Latvia and the Baltic.
The Riga City Theater was founded in 1782 with the opening of the Riga City Theatre House, a 500-seat building designed by Haberland. It was the first permanent theater in the city of Riga, in Latvia, and in the Baltic region. The theater's first manager, Otto Hermann von Füttinghoff-Schöll, served from 1782 to 1788 and maintained a large symphony orchestra of 24 musicians at his own expense. The venue hosted theater and opera performances as well as concerts. In 1815 the Muses Society bought the building, which then became known as the Muses House.
Sources
- Riga City Theater Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
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