Theater Lüneburg: Drei division house remains, orchestra is reduced!
Theater Lüneburg: Drei division house remains, orchestra is reduced!
The cultural committees of Lüneburg and the Hanseatic city recently had reason to optimism. It was unanimously recommended that the Lüneburg Theater was preserved as a three -division house. In view of the current situation, the new direction is to be pursued to ensure the financial stability of the deficit theater. The aim is to address younger target groups and to increase the number of visitors that have dropped particularly in operas and classic concerts. The focus is also on a socially acceptable adaptation of the orchestra, which currently has 29 members to deal with new framework conditions. Operating dismissals are excluded, such as Uelzener press reported.
The austerity measures already implemented are no coincidence. The theater has to struggle with falling number of visitors and therefore plans drastic cost reduction measures. In a cultural committee meeting, possible measures such as the "socially acceptable" reduction of the orchestra were discussed. In this context, the employees and musicians are concerned because they want to protest against the savings. Musical demonstrations are planned to sensitize the public to their situation. The board of the Opera Choir, Steffen Neutze, emphasizes that they received a lot of support from the cultural scene, such as
In order to relax the financial tension, the shareholders, consisting of the district of Lüneburg and the Hanseatic city, have already agreed to secure the theater operation by 2027/2028 with loss compensation. Nevertheless, the theater plans a deficit of around 7 million euros in the household, which ensures great uncertainty. Theater director Friedrich von Mansberg speaks of the urgency to make savings in order to continue to be able to maintain the company. Financial foundations of the theater
The decision on the realignment and the associated measures will be advised by the decided committees in the next two weeks. The voices of the cultural workers from the region are important to define a future course for the Lüneburg Theater. The coming months will decide how to proceed and whether the theater can successfully address new target groups.
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