Opernhaus Dortmund is the opera house of Dortmund , Germany, operated by the Theater Dortmund organisation. A new opera house opened in 1966, replacing an earlier facility which opened in 1904 and was destroyed during World War II. It was built on the former site of the Old Synagogue , which was demolished by the Nazi local government in the 1930s.
16-476: Architects Heinrich Rosskotten [ de ] and Edgar Tritthart designed the modernist structure. The design separates the functions of the stage and technical areas in the Bühnenhaus (stage house), which is dominated by straight lines, from the auditorium under a concrete shell roof. The new house opened on 3 March 1966, to serve as a venue for operas, ballets, concerts, and for plays which require
32-403: A German libretto by Ingeborg Bachmann , after Wilhelm Hauff 's 1827 fairy tale "Der Affe als Mensch" (The Ape as Man) from Der Scheik von Alessandria und seine Sklaven (The Sheik of Alexandria and his Slaves). The style and plot owe much to Italian opera buffa , with the influence of Vincenzo Bellini and Gioachino Rossini noted. Andrew Porter has noted four distinct musical styles in
48-542: A large stage. The inaugural performance was Richard Strauss 's Der Rosenkavalier , an opera first performed in 1911, shortly after its premiere; Wilhelm Schüchter conducted the Dortmunder Philharmoniker . Teresa Żylis-Gara appeared as Octavian, along with guest artist Elisabeth Grümmer as the Marschallin, Liselotte Hammes as Sophie and Kurt Böhme as Ochs. In the short remaining part of
64-417: A note from his Moor servant. The Baroness promises revenge on Sir Edgar for this slight. In scene 3, a traveling circus sets up their show in front of Sir Edgar's residence. Sir Edgar leaves his house for the first time since his arrival, and enjoys the circus performance. However, when city officials try to talk with Sir Edgar, he again refuses. The city officials then shut the circus down, but Sir Edgar invites
80-566: A production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde . Oper Dormund commissioned Wallenberg from Erkki-Sven Tüür and premiered the work on 5 May 2001 with staging by Philipp Kochheim and Alexander Rumpf as conductor. In 2004, Theater Dortmund planned a new production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first opera house. The production began with Das Rheingold on 26 June 2005, directed by Christine Mielitz and conducted by Arthur Fagen and continued with Siegfried on 2 September 2006. In April 2007,
96-527: A small German town with a vast entourage, including black slaves and a large collection of animals. The townspeople are curious about the new personage in their town, but Sir Edgar is initially aloof to the townsfolk. Through his secretary, Sir Edgar declines all invitations to social events, and the townspeople become angry at this attitude. In scene 2 of act 1, the Baroness Grünwiesel hosts a tea and expects Sir Edgar to attend, but he does not, via
112-448: Is making mistakes and is punished with lashings. However, the prospect of a pending social event at Sir Edgar's mansion becomes evident. This is fulfilled in scene 2 of act 2, where Lord Barrat is presented to the townspeople at a social event at Sir Edgar's mansion. Lord Barrat behaves eccentrically, but the townsfolk are charmed and begin to imitate his actions. Luise, the ward of the local baroness, had previously been in love with Wilhelm,
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144-472: The circus troupe into his mansion. At the start of act 2, several months have elapsed. A lamplighter hears screams and groans from Sir Edgar's mansion. He reports this to the town mayor, who demands an explanation from Sir Edgar. Sir Edgar's secretary explains that the noises are from Lord Barrat, Sir Edgar's nephew (the 'young lord' of the title), who has arrived recently in Germany and is learning German, but
160-433: The company performed a complete cycle. In 2009, Mielitz staged Henze's Der junge Lord , conducted by Jac van Steen, as part of project RUHR.2010 that named the whole Ruhr that year's European Capital of Culture . Beverley Blankenship staged Verdi's Falstaff beginning 11 April 2010, with Jac van Steen conducting and Jacek Strauch in the title role. Notes Sources Heinrich Rosskotten From Misplaced Pages,
176-429: The first character; please check alternative capitalizations and consider adding a redirect here to the correct title. If the page has been deleted, check the deletion log , and see Why was the page I created deleted? Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Rosskotten " Der junge Lord Der junge Lord ( The Young Lord ) is an opera in two acts by Hans Werner Henze to
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208-622: The opera, corresponding to four different levels of characters: Robert Henderson has commented on the Brechtian nature of Bachmann and Henze's treatment of the story. The opera was commissioned by the Deutsche Oper Berlin , and was first performed there on 7 April 1965. The production was by Rudolf Sellner , and the conductor was Christoph von Dohnányi . The opera is in two acts of three scenes each, linked by interludes. Sir Edgar, an English gentleman and scientist, visits
224-729: The season, Verdi's Il trovatore , with Fedora Barbieri as Azucena, Mozart's Die Zauberflöte , Hindemith's Mathis der Maler , and Johann Strauss' Der Zigeunerbaron were performed. The first plays staged in the so-called Großes Haus during this period were Brecht's Leben des Galilei and Anouilh 's Becket . Unusual for the era of the Iron Curtain , the Volkstheater Rostock performed Peter Weiss 's Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade . Marek Janowski
240-577: The world premiere of the opera Eli by Walter Steffens. The city of Dortmund commissioned the work based on the drama by Nelly Sachs . The facility hosted the first performance of Reinhard Febel 's opera Sekunden und Jahre des Caspar Hauser in 1992 with Alexander Marco-Buhrmester in the title role. Pascal Paul-Harang produced the second staging of Gavin Bryars 1998 opera Doctor Ox's Experiment in 1999, with Alexander Rumpf [ de ] conducting. In 2000, Michael Hofstetter conducted
256-556: Was the Generalmusikdirektor from 1973 to 1979, followed by Moshe Atzmon (1996–2000), Anton Marik , Arthur Fagen , and since 2008 Jac van Steen . The Dortmunder Philharmoniker used the opera house for concerts until 2002. Christine Mielitz was Opera Director at the Dortmund Theatre for the 2002 / 2003 season. Jens-Daniel Herzog has been Opera Director since August 2011. In 1967, Schüchter conducted
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