The first Riga Theatre building is a monument of Riga's classicist architecture and German culture with a 250-year history. The meaning and goals of its restoration are based on three prominent German cultural figures: Otto Hermann von Fichtinghof-Schell (1722-1792), the project developer and patron; Christoph Haberland (1750-1803), the project architect and construction master; Richard Wagner (1813-1883), the composer who, not yet famous and only 24 years old, worked as a conductor at the theatre for two years (1837-1839). The Riga stage played a significant role in Wagner's life - while working here, he formulated his three principles of a new opera theatre, which were later implemented in the construction of the Bayreuth Theatre: 1) a darkened auditorium; 2) elevation of the amphitheater to the audience parterre; 3) placement of the orchestra in a pit under the front of the stage. Next to the theater, the building housed the German society Musse (1786-1939) with a dance hall and spacious salons and a library on the third floor of the building. The society, built according to the principles of a traditional English club, created a place for the cultural German community of Riga to meet and also have fun. GesamtkunstWerk21 – this is how the planned renovation program of the building is defined, oriented towards Wagner’s vision – the connection of all arts. To create a beacon of unified European education and culture in its eastern zone, which is a center for the education and active activities of young musicians with master classes, experimental performances and concert activities, various cultural events and exhibitions.