The first theatre at the Salvatorplatz named Opernhaus was erected.

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Built 1751-1755 for Kurfürst Max III. Joseph von Bayern by François Cuvilliés.

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Opened on 12th October of 1753 with Ferrandini's "Catone in Utica".

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Originally the theatre was located where the present (New) Residence Theatre stands; after its destruction in World War II, the theatre was rebuilt in a wing of the Residence.

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Auditorium was renovated in 1856-1857 and moved in 1956-1958 to an other place in the Residentzplatz and re-opened in 1958 with a performance of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.

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