Deutsches Theater, Oslo

Deutsches Theater, Oslo
Stortingsgata 16, the building in which the Deutsches Theater was housed

Deutsches Theater was a German-language theater in Oslo, Norway which existed between 1941 and 1944, during the German occupation of Norway.

It was established on 1 January 1941 following an order from Josef Terboven, and the first performance was held on 22 April 1941 in Nationaltheatret. It later moved to new localities, in Stortingsgata 16.[1] Its premiere performance, the operetta The Land of Smiles by Franz Lehár, was held on 7 June the same year. The theatre closed in September 1944 because the resources needed to be channeled elsewhere in the German war machine.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Filmteateret (a later tenant of Stortingsgata 16)". Oslopuls. Aftenposten. http://oslopuls.no/hvaskjer/index.jsp?placeId=1018. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
  2. ^ Dahl, Hans Fredrik, ed (1995). "Deutsches Theater". Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. http://mediabase1.uib.no/krigslex/d/d3.html#deutsches-theater. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 


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