Staatsoper Hannover
Staatsoper Hannover is a German opera house and company in Hanover, the state capital of Lower Saxony. Its season runs from September to June.
Staatsoper Hannover | |
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Staatsoper Hannover | |
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Location | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
Coordinates | 52°22′24″N 9°44′27″E |
Opened | 1852 |
Renovated | 1948 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves |
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The venue of Staatsoper Hannover is a theatre built in classical style between 1845 and 1852 based on a plan drawn by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves. The building was badly damaged in World War II and rebuilt in 1948. In 1985, the acoustics were improved, and between 1996 and 1998 the stage facilities were renovated.
The current Intendant (superintendent) of the company is Michael Klügl. Conductor Karen Kamensek was Generalmusikdirektorin (GMD) of the company, the first American and the first woman to hold the post, from 2011 to 2014.[1][2] In September 2014, the company announced the appointment of Ivan Repušić as its next GMD, effective with the 2016-2017 season.[3]
GMD
- Rudolf Krasselt (1924–1943)
- Franz Konwitschny (1945–1949)
- Johannes Schüler (1949–1960)
- Günter Wich (1961–1965)
- George Alexander Albrecht (1965–1993)
- Christof Perick (1993–1996)
- Andreas Delfs (1996–2000)
- Hans Urbanek (2000–2001)
- Lü Shao-chia (2001–2006)
- Wolfgang Bozic (2006–2011)
- Karen Kamensek (2011–2016)
- Ivan Repušić (2016–present)
Premieres
- 1838: Der Bäbu by Heinrich Marschner (performance took place in the old Schlossopernhaus)
- 1852: Austin by Marschner
- 1921: Die Prinzessin Girnara by Egon Wellesz
- 1931: Prinzessin Brambilla by Walter Braunfels
- 1943: Der Kuckuck von Theben by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
- 1952: Boulevard Solitude by Hans Werner Henze
- 1970: Der Aufsichtsrat by Diether de la Motte
- 1977: Faust und Yorick by Wolfgang Rihm
- 1980: Ein Abenteuer auf dem Friedhof by Alfred Koerppen
- 1992: Draußen vor der Tür by Xaver Paul Thoma
- 2000: Gilgamesh by Volker David Kirchner
- 2005: iOPAL by Hans-Joachim Hespos
- 2017: Lot by Giorgio Battistelli
References
- Carolin Neumann (2011-02-02). "Karen Kamensek, Dirigentin: "Eine Frauenquote in der Musik? Unmöglich!"". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- Stefan Arndt (2014-03-19). "Kamensek verlässt Hannover". Hannoversche Allegemeine. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- Rainer Wagner (2014-09-22). "Das ist der neue Kopf der Staatsoper". Hannoversche Allegemeine. Retrieved 2016-01-08.