Stadttheater Klagenfurt is the municipal theatre in

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, the capital of

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. Its present house was designed by the Viennese architecture office

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, and completed in 1910.

History

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The first theatre in Klagenfurt was installed between 1605 and 1620 as ' for the aristocracy. Italian troupes appeared, on their way from

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to Vienna. At the end of the 18th century, the theatre was occasionally opened also for intellectuals, and military and civil officials. In 1811, the wooden structure was rebuilt in stone, called now Altes Theater (Old Theatre). When it deteriorated, a new house was designed by the Viennese architecture office

, who had already built the very similar theatres in

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and

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, in 1906 and 1907.Architekturzentrum Wien: "Ferdinand Fellner II."
(''in German''), retrieved 30 March 2013 Building began in 1908 and was completed in 1910. The house was opened on the occasion of the 60th jubilee of

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and therefore named "Kaiser Franz Joseph I. Jubiläumstheater". In the 1960s, the house was renovated, and again from 1996 to 1998 after designs by

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. The Stadttheater Klagenfurt was awarded the

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in different categories in 2003, 2006 and 2011. Artists who received the prize and worked for this theatre have included

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, ,

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and .

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* * {{authority control Theatres in Austria Fellner & Helmer buildings Art Nouveau architecture in Austria Art Nouveau theatres Theatres completed in 1910