Historical Theatres Exploration Trips

That was our Theatres Exploration 2044: Koblenz, 07/05/2024 - 07/09/2024

The Putbus Theatre Friends Association visits other historic theaters on the Germany Route.

This year's theatre trip took over 30 members of the club to Koblenz, Schwetzingen and Bad Ems. The club's deputy chairman, Klaus Möbus, has once again put together a really great program. Challenging, but doable, even for those a little more mature.

After a turbulent journey with actually only an hour's delay, we arrived in Koblenz with Deutsche Bahn on Friday, July 5, 2024.

On Saturday we were able to take part in a ballet rehearsal at the Koblenz Theater. We practiced to the music of Mozart's Requiem. It was a new experience for all participants to see how a dance piece is created, sometimes democratically, sometimes authoritarian.

The chairman of the Friends of the Koblenz Theater, Dr. Fabian Freisberg, welcomed us for lunch. He spoke enthusiastically about the work of the association, which is very different from ours. Here, the theater is actively supported financially in its various departments. Invitations to the association's events are a sought-after item in Koblenz, as networks are also formed here, and not just in the cultural field. In the evening, we saw the open-air performance of "Carmina Burana" and "Pagliacci" at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. On the way back to the hotel, we had a wonderful view of the Deutsches Eck at night from the cable car, almost for free.

After a two-hour train ride, we spent Sunday in Schwetzingen. A beautiful ensemble of architecture and garden art awaited us. Dr. Wagner led us through the historic theater. His engaging talk about the building and its history aroused curiosity about the afternoon performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" by the National Theater in Mannheim. After dinner, we headed back to Koblenz.

Bad Ems, known for its spa facilities with special healing water, is a small town that is fighting for survival, and not just culturally. We spent half of Monday here after a short train ride. During the tour, Mr. Saal told us about the efforts of the city administration and its own companies to use the existing hot healing water economically, for example for heating municipal buildings. The managing director, Mr. Deusner, was waiting for us in the theater. The Bad Ems Theater is one of the newest members of the historic theater route. Like every historic building, there is a struggle here to reconcile German building, monument and fire protection regulations with the preservation of a historic ambience. The trip on the Kurwaldbahn up to the Bismarck Tower was a little difficult for some of us because the electronic access failed. We were standing outside and the train was inside, and we were only able to get to each other after a human hand intervened.

After the return journey, we went on a journey into the history of Koblenz. The late afternoon tour of the old town of Koblenz took every last bit of our strength, but it was worth it. The tour guide, Mrs. Weiss, a native of Koblenz, told anecdotes with a lot of wit and charm. One of them was the one about the "Schängele", a water-spouting boy sculpture. After a sumptuous dinner followed by a nightcap in a wine bar, this excursion into the world of historical theaters came to an end.

The return journey on Tuesday went without any problems. The Deutsche Bahn was on time to the minute. Unfortunately not for the fellow passengers who had a destination other than the Baltic Sea resort of Binz.

We are all looking forward to next year when we go to Munich.

Helga Lawrenz

Schedule of the theater trip to Koblenz from July 5th - 9th, 2024 (as of June 19th, 2024)
Freitag, 05.07.2024 - Anreise mit der Bahn
08.55 Uhr ab Bergen auf Rügen ICE 1671 über Stralsund-Schwerin-Hamburg, Wagen 23
16.22 Uhr an Gießen
16.49 Uhr ab Gießen Bus RE 25, ZOB Bussteig 6
17.59 Uhr an Limburg/Lahn
18.09 Uhr ab Limburg/Lahn
19.01 Uhr an Koblenz Hbf
19.10 Uhr einchecken im Hotel, Top Hotel Krämer, Kardinal-Krementz-Straße 12
20.30 Uhr Abendessen im Restaurant Dubrovnik, Löhrstr. 91
   
Sonnabend, 06.07.2024
ab 07.30 Uhr Frühstück im Hotel
Vormittag Zur freien Verfügung
12.00 - 13.00 Uhr Öffentliches Training im Ballettsaal
13.00 - 14.15 Uhr Mittagessen mit Mitgliedern des Freundeskreises des Theaters Koblenz in der Genuß Werkstatt, Clemensstr. 16
14.30 - 16.00 Uhr Theaterführung
  Abendessen individuell
19.30 Uhr Festung Ehrenbreitstein
Premiere "Pagliacci", Oper von Ruggero Leoncavallo und "Carmina Burana", Szenische Kantate von Carl Orff.
(Die Seilbahnfahrt zur Festung Ehrenbreitstein ist in der Eintrittskarte inkludiert.)  OPEN AIR!!!
   
Sonntag, 07.07.24
ab 07.30 Uhr Frühstück im Hotel
09.18 - 11.20 Uhr Zugfahrt Koblenz Hbf nach Schwetzingen mit Umstieg in Mannheim
12.00 - 13.00 Uhr Theaterführung
  Individuelles Mittagessen und Parkrundgang
15.00 - 18.00 Uhr Theater Schloss Schwetzingen
Don Giovanni Dramma giocoso von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart im Rahmen des Mannheimer Sommer 2024
18.15 - 19.15 Uhr Abendessen im italienischen Restaurant "quadrato", kleine Karte
20.05 - 21.11 Uhr Zugfahrt Schwetzingen nach Koblenz Hbf mit Umstieg in Mannheim
   
Montag, 08.07.2024
ab 07.30 Uhr Frühstück im Hotel
09.09 - 09.32 Uhr Zugfahrt nach Bad Ems
10.00 - 11.30 Uhr Führung Bad Ems und historisches Kurtheater
11.30 - 12.00 Uhr Fahrt mit der Kurwaldbahn auf die Bismarckhöhe
12.00 - 14.00 Uhr Mittagessen im Aussichtsrestaurant "Brauhaus Bismarcks"
Für die Fahrt und das Essen werden pauschal 27,00 € separat berechnet. Getränke werden im Restaurant extra kassiert.
14.00 - 14.30 Uhr Talfahrt Kurwaldbahn in das Kurviertel
15.25 - 15.50 Uhr Zugfahrt nach Koblenz
16.30 - 18.30 Uhr Stadtrundgang Koblenz "Führung durch die Koblenzer Altstadt"
19.00 - 20.30 Uhr Abendessen im Weinhaus Hubertus, kleine Karte
   
Dienstag, 09.07.2024 - Rückfahrt nach Bergen auf Rügen
ab 7.30 Uhr Frühstück im Hotel
09.44 Uhr Bahnfahrt von Koblenz nach Berlin ICE 557
15.03 Uhr an Berlin
15.39 Uhr Bahnfahrt Berlin nach Bergen ICE 1072
19.04 Uhr an Bergen

 


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