| Theater Chemnitz | |
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 Opernhaus Chemnitz | |
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| Location | Chemnitz,Saxony, Germany |
| Construction started | 1906 (1906) |
| Opened | 1909 |
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| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Richard Möbius |
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Theater Chemnitz is a German municipal theater organization based inChemnitz. Performances of opera, ballet, plays, symphonic concerts, and puppet theater take place in its three main venues:
The opera company has produced a series of rarely performed works, and several German premieres. The resident orchestra of the company is named theRobert-Schumann-Philharmonie.
Located at Theaterplatz 2(50°50′18″N12°55′27″E / 50.8383333333°N 12.9241666667°E /50.8383333333; 12.9241666667 (Opernhaus Chemnitz)), the Theater Chemnitz was designed by the German architect Richard Möbius and built between 1906 and 1909. Following its destruction duringWorld War II, it was reconstructed between 1947 and 1951. It was renovated again from 1988 to 1992,[1][2] and is considered to be one of the most modern opera houses in Europe. It seats 720 people.[2]
IntendantBernhard Helmich focused on the presentation of rarely played historic operas, such as Mascagni'sIris, Nicolai'sIl templario andDie Heimkehr des Verbannten, Pfitzner'sDie Rose vom Liebesgarten,Reznicek'sBenzin, andSchreker'sDer Schmied von Gent.Vasco de Gama, an early version of Meyerbeer'sL'Africaine, was namedWiederentdeckung des Jahres (Rediscovery of the year) in 2013 by the journalOpernwelt.[1] German premieres have includedJonathan Dove'sPinocchios Abenteuer, and bothLove and Other Demons andParadise Reloaded (Lilith) byPéter Eötvös.[1] Two productions received the German theater awardDer Faust in 2007: Prokofiev'sDie Liebe zu den drei Orangen, staged by Dietrich Hilsdorf, and the balletGiselle M. in a choreography by Stephan Toss.[3][4][5]
Located at Theaterstraße 3(50°50′07″N12°55′16″E / 50.8354°N 12.921°E /50.8354; 12.921 (Stadthalle Chemnitz)), the Stadthalle Chemnitz was built between 1969 and 1974 as a multi-purpose concert hall in the centre of the city. It was opened in 1974[6] and is the official home of the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie. The orchestra performs a series of ten symphonic concerts there annually, as well as special concerts and chamber music performances. The orchestra also participates in opera, ballet, and musical theater productions in the opera house.[7][8]
Located at Zieschestraße 28(50°49′44″N12°55′53″E / 50.8290°N 12.9313°E /50.8290; 12.9313 (Schauspielhaus Chemnitz)), the playhouse is a new building, opened in 1980, after the former house burnt down in 1976 and was demolished.[9][10] The repertory is focused on literary drama. Its smaller stage in the east wing, opened in 2011, is dedicated to the performance of premieres and contemporary theater.[11]
A smaller stage within the playhouse, formerlyKleine Bühne, is the main venue for the Figurentheater. Performances are staged with traditionalmarionettes,hand puppets, androd puppets, as well as with free-forms of artistic puppet theater.[12]
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