Opernhaus Kiel

Last updated

Opernhaus Kiel
Opera, Kiel, Alemania, 2019-09-10, DD 45.jpg
Main entrance
Opernhaus Kiel
Alternative namesKiel Opera House
General information
Location Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein , Germany
Coordinates 54°19′23″N10°08′00″E / 54.32306°N 10.13333°E / 54.32306; 10.13333 Coordinates: 54°19′23″N10°08′00″E / 54.32306°N 10.13333°E / 54.32306; 10.13333
Construction started1905 (1905)
Completed1907 (1907)
Renovated1952 (1952)–1953
Design and construction
Architect Heinrich Seeling
Website
www.oper-kiel.de
The Kiel Opera House with Kiel Town Hall 2019-09-11 Luftbildaufnahmen Kieler Foerde Hiroshima Park Sonnenaufgang-02.jpg
The Kiel Opera House with Kiel Town Hall
The Kiel Opera House with the Town Hall (1915) Stadttheater Kiel.jpg
The Kiel Opera House with the Town Hall (1915)

Opernhaus Kiel (Kiel Opera House) is the major venue for opera, ballet, and orchestral performances in Kiel, and home to Theater Kiel. It is a Grade II listed building.

Contents

History

After an architectural competition, the Kiel City Council commissioned the architect Heinrich Seeling in 1902 to build the theatre, for both theatre performances and music. The construction of the brick building with a richly arranged sandstone and richly modeled roof zone took place from 1905 to 1907. [1] On October 1, 1907, the theater was inaugurated with a performance of Fidelio.

During the Second World War, Allied air raids on 13 December 1943, 22 May 1944 and 24 July 1944 damaged the city theatres heavily. In the course of the destruction, the art nouveau interior decoration was lost. The reconstruction was carried out from 1950 to 1953, under the direction of Heinrich Hansen and Guido Widmann, while retaining the enclosing walls. The roof shapes were redesigned to simplify the cubic stage house. Werner Kallmorgen was responsible for the interior fittings. [1] The reopening of the theatre took place on June 21, 1953 on the occasion of the Kiel Week, again with a performance of Fidelio.

In 1972 the reconstruction of the "Kleine Kiel" stairs was started. In the same year, the foundation stone for the erection of the business building was laid on the corner of Rathausstraße / Fleethörn. The completely black-glazed building according to a design by Werner Kallmorgen has no obvious connection with the architecture of the original ensemble. On 16 March 1993, the opera house was designated a cultural monument of particular importance in the monument register. [2]

The Kiel Ballet was directed by Mario Schröder from 2001 to 2010 as a ballet director and chief choreographer, and in 2011 Yaroslav Ivanenko and Heather Jurgensen took over the ballet management. Since the 2003/04 season, Georg Fritzsch has been Director General Music Director, and from January 1, 2006 to the appointment of General Director Daniel Karasek, he was also Artistic Director of Kiel Opera. Since April 2012 Jörn Sturm has been Commercial Director of Theater Kiel.

Related Research Articles

Vienna State Opera Opera house in Vienna, Austria

The Vienna State Opera is an opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll, and designs by Josef Hlávka. The opera house was inaugurated as the "Vienna Court Opera" in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. It became known by its current name after the establishment of the First Austrian Republic in 1921. The Vienna State Opera is the successor of the Vienna Court Opera, the original construction site chosen and paid for by Emperor Franz Joseph in 1861.

Bolshoi Theatre Historic ballet and opera theatre in Moscow, Russia, first opened in 1825

The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and opera performances. Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg.

Deutsche Oper Berlin German opera company

The Deutsche Oper Berlin is a German opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. The resident building is the country's second largest opera house and also home to the Berlin State Ballet.

National Theatre (Prague) Main theatre in Prague, Czech Republic

The National Theatre in Prague is known as the alma mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.

Hungarian State Opera House

The Hungarian State Opera House is a neo-Renaissance opera house located in central Budapest, on Andrássy út. Originally known as the Hungarian Royal Opera House, it was designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th-century Hungarian architecture. Construction began in 1875, funded by the city of Budapest and by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, and the new house opened to the public on the 27 September 1884. Before the closure of the "Népszínház" in Budapest, it was the third largest opera building in the city; today it is the second largest opera house in Budapest and in Hungary.

Clemens Holzmeister

Clemens Holzmeister was a prominent Austrian architect and stage designer of the early twentieth century. The Austrian Academy of Fine Arts listed his life's work as containing 673 projects. He was the father of Judith Holzmeister.

National Theatre in Belgrade

The National Theatre is a theatre located in Belgrade, Serbia.

Teatro Carlo Felice

The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari.

Theater Lübeck

The Theater Lübeck is one of the largest theaters in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is managed by Theater Lübeck GmbH, a state-owned company of the Hansestadt Lübeck.

Theater Dortmund is a theatrical organization that produces operas, musicals, ballets, plays, and concerts in Dortmund, Germany. It was founded as the Stadttheater Dortmund in 1904. Supported by the German Government, the organization owns and operates several performance spaces.

Musiktheater im Revier

Musiktheater im Revier (MiR) is the venue for performing opera, operetta, musical theatre and ballet in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It opened on 15 December 1959; it is listed since 1997 as a protected cultural monument.

Latvian National Opera

The Latvian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB) is an opera house and opera company at Aspazijas boulevard 3 in Riga. Its repertoire includes performances of opera and ballet presented during the season which lasts from mid-September to the end of May. During a typical season, LNOB presents almost 200 performances, including, on average, 6 new productions. The largest is the Great Hall which houses 946 seats, while the smaller ones – the New Hall, the Dress Circle Hall (Beletāžas zāle) and the Red Hall – have a maximum seating capacity of 338, 170 and 100 respectively. LNOB employs a total of approximately 600 people. The building is located on the bank of the Riga Canal, near the Freedom Monument. As of 5 November 2019, the chairman of the board is Egils Siliņš, a world renowned opera singer. The chief conductor since 2013 is Mārtiņš Ozoliņš who is also an associate professor at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. The artistic director since 1993 is Aivars Leimanis.

Schiller Theater Theatre in Berlin, Germany

The Schiller Theater is a theatre building in Berlin, Germany. It is located in the central Charlottenburg district at Bismarckstraße 110, near Ernst-Reuter-Platz.

Theater Freiburg

Theater Freiburg is a theatre in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Theater des Westens Theatre in Berlin, Germany

The Theater des Westens is one of the most famous theatres for musicals and operettas in Berlin, Germany, located at Kantstraße 10–12 in Charlottenburg. It was founded in 1895 for plays. The present house was opened in 1896 and dedicated to opera and operetta. Enrico Caruso made his debut in Berlin here, and the Ballets Russes appeared with Anna Pavlova. In the 1930s it was run as the Volkstheater Berlin. After World War II it served as the temporary opera house of Berlin, the Städtische Oper. In 1961 it became the first theatre in Germany to show musicals. Since then it has become the "German equivalent of Broadway extravaganzas", putting on plays and musical comedies.

Theater Kiel Theater company in Kiel

Theater Kiel is a theatre company in Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is jointly funded by the city and the state. The company produces opera, musical, ballet, plays, and theatre for youth and children, in three different buildings: the Opernhaus, the Schauspielhaus, and the Theater im Werftpark.

Stadttheater Magdeburg

Stadttheater Magdeburg was the municipal theatre of Magdeburg, Germany. It was opened in 1878, was at times of national importance for operas, and was destroyed during World War II.

Anhaltisches Theater German theatre

Anhaltisches Theater Dessau is a theatre in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which was called Landestheater Dessau until 1984. It is Mehrspartentheater offering drama, musical theatre, ballets, concerts of the Anhaltische Philharmonie orchestra, and puppetry.

Landestheater Altenburg German theatre

The Landestheater Altenburg is a multi-partstheatre in Altenburg and part of the Theater Altenburg-Gerade. The venues used are the Großes Haus with 500 seats as well as the Heizhaus and the Theater unterm Dach. The general director and managing director since 2011 is Kay Kuntze.

Hebbel-Theater German theatre

The Hebbel-Theater is a historic theatre building for plays in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany. It has been a venue of the company Hebbel am Ufer (HAU) from 2003.

References

  1. 1 2 Hartwig Beseler, Niels Gutschow: Kriegsschicksale Deutscher Architektur. Band I: Nord. Wachholtz, Neumünster o.J., S. 7f.
  2. Landesamt für Denkmalpflege des Landes Schleswig-Holstein (2013). "Verzeichnis der eingetragenen Kulturdenkmale des Landes Schleswig-Holstein (außer Lübeck und außer den archäologischen Denkmalen)". schleswig-holstein.de. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.