Tiroler Landestheater Review

It is an opera theater opened in 1846.
In 1945, after World War II, the parts damaged by the war were repaired and reopened in 1946 the following year. Subsequently, it was expanded in 1961, repaired in 1967, and advanced facilities were installed in 2003.
In 2003, the state-of-the-art sound system was installed to develop a world-class opera theater. It is not an opera-only theater. Initially, he performed more plays than operas. Today, as well as plays, operas, operettas, and musicals are also on stage.

Derniere Nostradamus with an outstanding
Uwe Kroeger

Always an experience: dance theater always to be recommended, especially the matinee's

We were at the premiere of Chicago. It was just great!

Yesterday we had a wonderful opera evening with supporting voices

I like the Landestheater because it has great things for its size.

When we were in early August it was temporarily closed. Like almost the entire city that was under construction and spoiled the visit

Always a feel-good experience. From the cultural offer, the ambience of the house, the artists, catering during the break, the friendliness of all staff, just everything first class. Always like to come.

Plenty of choice, something for everyone to look at

Modern and professional theater with a varied program of opera and prose. Underground parking directly connected to the theater. In the center of Innsbruck.

Masterpieces: One would think there is no more increase in the performances of our dance company, but ....... wonderful performance yesterday! Thanks to everyone involved for the great performance!

... friendly helpful staff, everything in the State Theater ....

Martha a great play in the usual beautiful atmosphere

CARMEN in a production with some surprise moments (Escamillo naked with Carmen in bed, Escamillo mortally wounded), very good singer performances!

Always a highlight to go to the Landestheater! The pieces are always performed very impressive & the prices are based on the different seating categories designed so that there is something for everyone.

FRIENDS IF YOU CAN KNOW AUSTRIA, IT IS AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE.

Beautiful ambience, both outside and inside. The piece - The golden fleece - seen and am thrilled.

Definitely worth a visit! Whether dance, drama, opera or musical, the performances are always unique and incredibly great. Staff very friendly, drinks and snacks available during the break and lots of parking spaces in the garage.

Nice building in the middle of Innsbruck. Very good program with constant change. Parking available.

High quality of ideas. Always friendly staff from the cashier to the bar.

Tanzkompanie Innsbruck really deserves a lot of respect! Macbeth is the most awesome piece I saw in 2017.

A great house with very good actors and (mostly) good pieces.

Well, to be honest I was there only once and that was a long time ago.

I attended the performance "The Shadow Empress". Wow, great!
I'm looking forward to the next visit

The Landestheater of Innsbruck really has its seat amidst Innsbruck's old town and mighty buildings. Also surrounded by the most famous buildings of Innsbruck, the Hofburg, Hofkirche and Hofgarten. This could not be better. From the building a gem.

Nice house with good service and great quality on all stages

We were La Dori, at the festival of old music, the music, the singing and the beautiful costumes inspired us!

Unfortunately, we did not have enough time to read the program and which performances are currently shown. But by driving on the tourist bus we drove past it therefore the raindrops in the picture. When we arrived from the Hungerburgbahn, we walked past the old town, the Hofburg and the Landestheater and took another picture. Maybe it works on the next visit to us to watch a performance. The star deduction is only for the "not possibility" to watch us a performance, but I am sure that it deserves the full 5 stars.

The location is excellent. Right in the city center. Beautifully appointed interior. The only minus is that during my last visit the air circulation was lacking. It was a bit too warm inside.

Classical style theater, built around 1655. It is located in front of the royal residence, and is easily reachable by car, also because it has a convenient underground parking.
Venue for concerts, works and classical artistic events in general.

Nice theater. But not so much English speaking acts

Handicap accessible. Friendly and Helpful employees

The best place for culture in Innsbruck. Top pieces, great performers.

The theater itself is unpretentious, but during the festival of early music, not bad opera performances are shown here. Last premiere - Meropa, opera Riccardo Throws. Elegantly set in the style of performances of the 18th century

Technically well-equipped theater that offers not only a great program, but also extremely friendly staff.

Excellent location. Clean toilets. Well stocked bar and friendly staff. Close to parking and a 10 minute walk to the shopping centre of Innsbruck.

As always good performance, nice ambience and friendly staff!

Tyrolean State Theater Innsbruck
Critique of dance theater

Mayerling
- The sexual act could have been represented differently in dance. In this case, there was no imagination.
- The Crown Prince was topless almost the entire performance. That was a no-go.
- There was dancing in the background. The front part of the stage was given away (absolutely) unnecessarily.
- The conflict was not worked out enough.
- The connection with the Habsburgs was addressed too little or not.
- There wasn't enough drama. That was not enough for a dance piece with the background and the promised quality.
- The love between the Crown Prince and Countess Vetsera was difficult to recognize or the feeling was not conveyed. But that would have been one of the essential core elements of the piece.
- The set, the cage, caused a small break. The solution would have been: 2 semicircles open to the front, which are closed at the end.
- Too many shots at the beginning dramatize the action unnecessarily.
- The flashback was wrong or too much for the performance because the death scene was re-enacted twice. The drama was presented to the viewer unnecessarily difficult to digest.
- The enormous potential of the substance is wasted unnecessarily.
- The story is conveyed insufficiently narratively.

Overall Mayerling was one level worse than that of the dance performance Edith Piaf of the Kammerspiele. The set design was half a disaster. The overall picture and the story - compared to Edith Piaf - were also disappointing. Overall - for the money - the performance offered is somewhere between 3 and 3.4 - at best.

Macbeth
- Exaggerated orgy of killing
- Set design (including video sequences) has little relation to the piece (also or especially if you transfer the piece into modernity). What should Macbeth have to do with Catalonia? A war zone like Syria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen or similar, ok, but Catalonia? Cities with extremely high crime rates such as Cali, Cape Town, Valencia, Maturin, Acapulco, Caracas, ok, but Barcelona? This does not open up to me.
- too many video recordings
- The music was partly. inappropriate.
- If you can't think of anything else but a slaughter (in a video sequence) in the aisles of the Landestheater, then you should let it go. That has with creativity, art. Freedom to do nothing / little imagination, but only with boring wasteland that has reached the depths of Tartarus.

There is little to complain about in dance. But sometimes there are ballet scenes that run across all performances (Carmen, Macbeth, Mayerling, etc.) with the same pattern. The choreography sometimes seems a bit uninspired. Mentioned (exemplary) restrictions restrict the choreography in artistic and intellectual freedom.

Macbeth - as with Mayerling: grade 3-3.4. At best, since some points would have to be more important. I would rate Edith Piaf with just under 4, but these two large productions are decisive for the overall rating. Admittedly, it is productions that are difficult to implement. But that alone is not a reason for mitigation (on the contrary).

In Innsbruck, only dance dramas are performed as major productions. Why is that? Are the Tyrolean audience moody people who are humorless? Does the director project his mood onto the pieces? Does he try to reinterpret the heavy classics in order to become immortal?

The classic dramas are implemented mediocre overall (the actual dance is only a piece of the overall picture). They are torn out by smaller dance performances like Edith Piaf, which are consistently consistent.