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TheDeutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar (DNT), or German National Theater and Weimar State Orchestra, is the most significant arts organization inWeimar. The institution unites theDeutsches Nationaltheater (German National Theater) with theStaatskapelle Weimar (Weimar State Orchestra). It plays on a total of six stages across the city. All sections of the theater and orchestra periodically give additional guest performances and appear in electronic media.
The precursor ensemble of Staatskapelle Weimar dates from 1482, with the formation of a musical ensemble in service of the WeimarFürsten (Princes). In 1602, the ensemble attained resident status at the Weimar court, as theHerzoglichen Hofkapelle (Ducal CourtEnsemble). Notable musicians in the early history of the Staatskapelle Weimar includedJohann Hermann Schein (1615–1616) andJohann Sebastian Bach (1705, 1708–1717), both of whom went on to theSt. Thomas Church, Leipzig. Bach particularly worked as resident organist andKapellmeister.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel served as the ensemble'sKapellmeister from 1819 to 1837, on the appointment by theGrand Duchess Maria Pavlovna.Franz Liszt began his tenure asKapellmeister in 1842, and championed the music ofRichard Wagner,Hector Berlioz,Peter Cornelius. Through this and his teaching activities, Liszt enhanced the prestige of Weimar as a musical hub, notably conducting the world premieres of Wagner'sLohengrin in 1850 and Cornelius'sDer Barbier von Bagdad in 1858.
After Liszt left in 1858, he was succeeded byEduard Lassen who remained as director until his retirement in 1895. Lassen conducted several world premieres during his tenure, including the first performance ofCamille Saint-Saëns'sSamson et Dalila in 1877.Richard Strauss served as secondKapellmeister under Lassen from 1889 to 1894 and led the premieres of his ownGuntram andEngelbert Humperdinck'sHänsel und Gretel.
Peter Raabe becameKapellmeister in 1907. With the end of World War I and the dismantling of theGerman Empire, the ensemble was renamed theWeimar Staatskapelle.Ernst Praetorius directed concert andopera programming from 1924 to 1933. Because his wife was Jewish, Praetorius left the post after theNational Socialists ascended to power in Germany in 1933.Paul Sixt [de] directed activities there during the Nazi regime.
AfterWorld War II and the end of the Nazi regime,Hermann Abendroth becameGeneralmusikdirektor (GMD) and chief conductor of the ensemble, serving from 1945 to 1956. Successive GMD's of the ensemble have includedGerhard Pflüger (1957–1973), Lothar Seyfarth (1973–1979),Rolf Reuter (1979–1980),Peter Gülke (1981–1982), Hans-Peter Frank (1988–1996),George Alexander Albrecht (1996–2002),Jac van Steen (2002–2005) andCarl St.Clair (2005–2008).Oleg Caetani was principal guest conductor of the ensemble from 1984 to 1987. The ensemble was officially renamed theStaatskapelle Weimar in 1988.
In September 2009, the Swedish conductorStefan Solyom became GMD of the ensemble, with an initial contract of five years.[1] He concluded his Weimar tenure in July 2016. In July 2015, the ensemble announced the appointment ofKirill Karabits as its next GMD and chief conductor, effective with the 2016–2017 season, with an initial contract of three years.[2][3] Karabits concluded his tenure as its GMD in the summer of 2019, following an inability to reach terms on contract negotiations for extending his tenure.[4]
In June 2020, the company announced the appointment of Dominik Beykirch as its new chief conductor, effective with the 2020–2021 season. Beykirch had previously served asZweite Kapellmeister andErste Koordinierter Kapellmeister with the company.[5] The company elevated Beykrich's title to music director as of the 2023–2024 season. In October 2023, the company announced the appointment ofIvan Repušić [de] as the next chief conductor of the Staatskapelle Weimar, effective with the 2024–2025 season.[6] In August 2024, the company announced that Beykirch is to stand down as music director of the company, per his own request, at the close of the 2024–2025 season.[7][8] In March 2025, the company announced the appointment of Daniel Carter as its next music director, effective with the 2025–2026 season.[9]
Lang und sehr warmherzig applaudierte das Publikum der Staatskapelle Weimar und ihrem neuen Generalmusikdirektor Kirill Karabits...
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