Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich or Munich College for Music and Theatre, in German, Hochschule für Musik und Theater München) is one of the most respected traditional vocational universities in Germany specialising in the performing arts. It requires the Abitur as a prerequisite for admission.
[edit] History
First founded in 1846 as a private institute, it was transformed in 1867 by King Ludwig II (under the suggestion of Wagner) into the Royal Bavarian Music School. It was financed privately by Ludwig until it received the status of state institution in 1874. It has since been renamed several times; to the Royal Academy of the Art of Music, the State Academy of Music, and the Munich Music College. Its original location, the Odeonsgebäude, was destroyed in 1944, and it has since moved to a new location, bearing its current name. The 1974 Bavarian University Act placed the Munich college, as well as all other Bavarian music colleges, on an educational par with art colleges.
[edit] Programs
Munich College for Music and Theatre offers courses for all instruments, as well as vocal classes, as well as specific instruction in the fields of music education and conducting. Those seeking instruction in writing, directing, or acting, are educated at the Theatre Academy, and there is also a cooperative agreement with the arts departments of the University of Munich.
