The Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe is a theatre and opera house in Karlsruhe , Germany . It has existed in its present form and place at Ettlinger Tor since 1975. Achim Thorwald became the Intendant in summer 2002 and held that post until the end of the 2010/11 season. Peter Spuhler succeeded him at the beginning of the 2011/12 season and continues to serve in that post.
16-620: The Staatstheater is a Dreisparten venue, housing three performance genres: musical theatre, ballet and theatre, as well as the studio stage in Karlstraße. The Badische Staatskapelle (orchestra) and the Badische Staatsopernchor (opera chorus) are resident companies of the theatre. City architect Friedrich Weinbrenner constructed the first predecessor of the Badisches Staatstheater in 1808 near
32-569: A special format annually known as Händel Days . In 1985, on the occasion of the composer's tricentenary, these became the Händel Festival, which occurs yearly on 23 February, Händel's birthday. Sources 49°00′14″N 8°24′22″E / 49.004019°N 8.406086°E / 49.004019; 8.406086 Badische Staatskapelle The Badische Staatskapelle is a symphony orchestra based in Karlsruhe . The orchestra
48-604: Is affiliated with the Badisches Staatstheater (Baden State Theatre). The historical roots of the orchestra date back to 1662. The precursor ensemble was the Hofkapelle der Markgrafen von Baden-Durlach (Court Orchestra of the Margrave of Baden-Durlach). Early leaders of the orchestra included Giuseppe Beniventi (1712–1718), Casimir Schweizelsberger, Johann Philipp Käfer, and Johann Melchior Molter , who led
64-559: The Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (OBC) announced the appointment of Ōno as its next music director, effective September 2015, with an initial contract of 3 years, which has since been extended until the end of the 2021–2022 season. Ōno concluded his OBC tenure at the close of the 2021–2022 season. Ōno was appointed artistic director of the New National Theatre Tokyo (NNTT) from
80-752: The Bavarian State Opera , as a scholar of the Japanese Ministry of Culture. In 1987, he won First Prize in the 3rd Toscanini International Conductors' Competition. Ōno was principal conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1992 to 1999, and its artistic advisor from 1999 to 2001. He currently holds the title of Conductor Laureate with the orchestra. In May 2013, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra announced
96-551: The 2017 BBC Proms and which won the 2018 Royal Philharmonic Society award for Large-Scale Composition. In 2021, Ōno first guest-conducted the Brussels Philharmonic . In September 2021, the Brussels Philharmonic announced the appointment of Ōno as its next music director, effective with the 2022–2023 season. Ōno is the recipient of the 2009 Suntory Music Award and the 2015 Asahi Prize . He
112-629: The 2018 season. His contract has since been extended until the 2025–2026 season. His first productions included the world premiere of Asters in 2019, commissioned from Japanese composer Akira Nishimura , which was nominated for a 2020 International Opera Award. Subsequent NNTT world premieres include Dai Fujikura ' A Dream of Armageddon (2020) and Keiichiro Shibuya's Android opera Super Angels (2021). Other new works Ōno has commissioned include Mark-Anthony Turnage 's Hibiki , which premiered at Suntory Hall in November 2016 before featuring at
128-932: The appointment of Ōno as its music director, as of April 2015, with an initial contract of 5 years. In 2018, his contract was extended through March 2023. In October 2021, the orchestra further extended his contract through 2026. In Europe, Ōno was Chief Conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra from 1990 to 1996. He was General Music Director of the Baden State Opera, Karlsruhe from 1996 to 2002. In August 2002, he became music director of La Monnaie ( Brussels ), after his debut there in March 2001, conducting Salvatore Sciarrino 's chamber opera Luci mie traditrici . Other contemporary operas that Ōno conducted with La Monnaie included Philippe Boesmans ' Julie and Wintermärchen , and
144-491: The castle. In 1810, it became the Großherzogliches Hoftheater (Grand Ducal court theatre). During a performance on 28 February 1847, a fire broke out destroying the building which had been built mainly from wood and canvas. A total of 63 spectators perished, most in a panic caused by doors that opened inwards and prevented a speedy escape. The replacement theatre, by court architect Heinrich Hübsch ,
160-452: The death in 1777 of Sciatti. During that period, Christian Franz Danner served as Kapellmeister . Later, the violinist and composer Johann Evangelist Brandl shared the directorship of the ensemble with Danner, and later became sole Kapellmeister . In the 19th century, Franz Danzi began as Hofkapellmeister in 1812. Josef Strauss succeeded Danzi and served in that capacity until 1863. The Bohemian composer and violinist Franz Pecháček
176-544: The orchestra for 40 years. In 1733, the orchestra was disbanded during the conflicts with Poland. After the orchestra was re-established in Karlsruhe, Molter reapplied as leader of the orchestra in 1743, and served in the post until his death in 1765. After Molter's death, Giacinto Sciatti became Court Kapellmeister . Joseph Aloys Schmittbaur took over the leadership of the Badische Hofkapelle following
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#1732793749983192-566: The world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa 's Hanjo at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (2004). Ōno stepped down as music director at La Monnaie at the end of the 2007–2008 season. Ōno became principal conductor of the Opéra National de Lyon at the start of the 2008–2009 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. He concluded his tenure at Opéra National de Lyon at the close of the 2016–2017 season. In January 2014,
208-582: Was finished in 1853 and opened under the direction of Eduard Devrient . During an Anglo-US-American aerial bombardment on 27 September 1944, the Hoftheater was destroyed again. The site is now occupied by the German Federal Constitutional Court . Plans for the current facility were finalized in 1964 and the venue opened in 1975. Between 1978 and 1984, works of baroque composer Georg Friedrich Händel were presented in
224-472: Was leader of the orchestra from 1826 to 1840. Hermann Levi served as Hofkapellmeister from 1864. Max Zenger, briefly after Levi, and then Felix Otto Dessoff from 1875, subsequently led the ensemble. Felix Mottl succeeded Dessoff and was a particular champion of the music of Richard Wagner . In the 20th century, the organisation received its current name in 1933, and the title of Hofkapellmeister evolved into Generalmusikdirektor (GMD). Joseph Keilberth
240-443: Was the first to hold the title of GMD with the organisation, in one of his earliest conducting posts with this orchestra, from 1935 to 1940. In the years after World War II, Otto Mazerath, Alexander Krannhals and Arthur Grüber guided the orchestra. Christof Perick was Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) from 1977–1985. His successors have included Günther Neuhold (1989–1995) and Kazushi Ono (1996–2002). From 2002 to 2008, Anthony Bramall
256-635: Was the orchestra's GMD. The British conductor Justin Brown became GMD of the orchestra in 2008. Kazushi Ono Kazushi Ōno ( 大野 和士 , Ōno Kazushi ) (born 1960 ) is a Japanese conductor . He is currently music director of the Brussels Philharmonic and of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra , and artistic director of New National Theatre Tokyo . Ōno studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music , and with Wolfgang Sawallisch and Giuseppe Patanè at
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