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The new house was decorated by a large painting commissioned from [[Marc Chagall]] in 1959, ''Commedia dell’Arte''.<ref name="Crüwell" /> The ceiling of the foyer which is common for play and opera is decorated with a sculpture by [[Zoltán Kemény]], ''Goldwolken'' (''Golden Clouds'').<ref name="Hierholzer" /><ref name="Oswalt 2022 p. ">{{cite book | last=Oswalt | first=Philipp | title=Zoltán Kemény | publisher=Deutscher Kunstverlag | publication-place=Berlin | date=15 May 2022 | isbn=978-3-422-98825-5 | language=de | page=}}</ref> The house was opened in December 1963.<ref name="Hierholzer" />

The new house was decorated by a large painting commissioned from [[Marc Chagall]] in 1959, ''Commedia dell’Arte''.<ref name="Crüwell" /> The ceiling of the foyer which is common for play and opera is decorated with a sculpture by [[Zoltán Kemény]], ''Goldwolken'' (''Golden Clouds'').<ref name="Hierholzer" /><ref name="Oswalt 2022 p. ">{{cite book | last=Oswalt | first=Philipp | title=Zoltán Kemény | publisher=Deutscher Kunstverlag | publication-place=Berlin | date=15 May 2022 | isbn=978-3-422-98825-5 | language=de | page=}}</ref> The house was opened in December 1963.<ref name="Hierholzer" />


On 12 November 1987, fire damaged the large hall.<ref name="Göpfert" /> During restoration, opera was played in the small hall, while plays were performed at the [[Bockenheimer Depot]]. The large hall was back in service in 1991.<ref name="Göpfert" />

On 12 November 1987, fire damaged the large hall.<ref name="Göpfert" /> During restoration, opera was played in the small hall, while plays were performed at the [[Bockenheimer Depot]]. The large hall was back in service in 1991.<ref name="Göpfert" /> The opera contains the largest revolving stage in Europa.<ref name="Leclerc 2019 d923">{{cite web | last=Leclerc | first=Florian | title=Anlagen wie aus dem Technikmuseum | website=Nachrichten aus Deutschland und der Welt | date=8 January 2019 | url=https://www.fr.de/frankfurt/anlagen-technikmuseum-11059965.html | language=de | access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>


{{Asof|2023}}, a new building for the Städtische Bühnen is planned.<ref name="FAZ c737">{{cite news | last=Murr | first=Günter | title=Neue Argumente gegen Abriss der Städtischen Bühnen | website=[[FAZ.NET]] | date=27 September 2023 | url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/frankfurt/neue-argumente-gegen-abriss-der-staedtischen-buehnen-19204598.html | language=de | access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="nmz 2023 h602">{{cite web |first=Sandra |last=Trauner| title=Frankfurt will "Kulturmeile" für Oper und Theater | website=[[neue musikzeitung]] | date=15 December 2023 | url=https://www.nmz.de/politik-betrieb/kulturpolitik/frankfurt-will-kulturmeile-fuer-oper-und-theater | language=de | access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="German-Architects b890">{{cite web | title=Wolken unter Denkmalschutz? | website=German-Architects | url=https://www.german-architects.com/de/architecture-news/hauptbeitrag/wolken-unter-denkmalschutz | language=de | access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>

{{Asof|2023}}, a new building for the Städtische Bühnen is planned.<ref name="FAZ c737">{{cite news | last=Murr | first=Günter | title=Neue Argumente gegen Abriss der Städtischen Bühnen | website=[[FAZ.NET]] | date=27 September 2023 | url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/frankfurt/neue-argumente-gegen-abriss-der-staedtischen-buehnen-19204598.html | language=de | access-date=10 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="nmz 2023 h602">{{cite web |first=Sandra |last=Trauner| title=Frankfurt will "Kulturmeile" für Oper und Theater | website=[[neue musikzeitung]] | date=15 December 2023 | url=https://www.nmz.de/politik-betrieb/kulturpolitik/frankfurt-will-kulturmeile-fuer-oper-und-theater | language=de | access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="German-Architects b890">{{cite web | title=Wolken unter Denkmalschutz? | website=German-Architects | url=https://www.german-architects.com/de/architecture-news/hauptbeitrag/wolken-unter-denkmalschutz | language=de | access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>

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Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt

Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt in 2014

Location
Leader
Websitewww.buehnen-frankfurt.de

Building details

Map
General information
Coordinates50°06′29″N 8°40′27″E / 50.10806°N 8.67417°E
Other information
Seating capacity
  • 1,369 (Opernhaus)[1]
  • 689 (Schauspielhaus)[1]
Public transit access

Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt (literally: municipal stages of Frankfurt) is the municipal theatre company of Frankfurt, the largest city of Hesse Germany. The name dates back to 1919. The company is structured today in two organisations, Oper Frankfurt for opera, and Schauspiel Frankfurt for drama (Schauspiel).

The largest venue for both organisations is their common home, the Opern- und Schauspielhaus at the Willy-Brandt-Platz in the centre of Frankfurt. It was opened in 1963 at the location of the former Schauspielhaus. The Bockenheimer Depot is an external stage for both organisations.

History

Historic Schauspielhaus
The building from above
Foyer

Opened in 1782, the Comoedienhaus (comedy house) was the first permanent venue of theatre in Frankfurt, for both plays and opera.[2] In 1880, an opera house (Opernhaus) was built. Both sections (Sparten) were organised as the Vereinigte Stadttheater (Common city theatres), headed by general manager (Generalintendant) Emil Claar [de]. In 1902, a Schauspielhaus was opened for plays, designed by Heinrich Seeling in Jugendstil.[3]

From 1919, the name was changed to Städtische Bühnen. Bombing in World War II destroyed the Opernhaus and damaged the Schauspielhaus badly. After the war, performances were held at the hall of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange instead. Based on the ruins of the Schauspielhaus, a new facility was created to provide both plays and operas, and realized in stages completed in 1963.[3][4] The ruin of the Schauspielhaus was restored from 1950 to 1951, as Großes Haus der Städtischen Bühnen. In 1954, planning began for a larger and more modern house, again as a modification of the existing location. Beginning in 1959, per the designs of architectural firm Apel & Beckert, the facade was completely replaced, with some elements of the old house partly retained inside.[3][5]

The new house was decorated by a large painting commissioned from Marc Chagall in 1959, Commedia dell’Arte.[6] The ceiling of the foyer which is common for play and opera is decorated with a sculpture by Zoltán Kemény, Goldwolken (Golden Clouds).[7][8] The house was opened in December 1963.[7]

On 12 November 1987, fire damaged the large hall.[9] During restoration, opera was played in the small hall, while plays were performed at the Bockenheimer Depot. The large hall was back in service in 1991.[9] The opera contains the largest revolving stage in Europa.[10]

As of 2023, a new building for the Städtische Bühnen is planned.[11][12][13]

Organisation

Städtische Bühnen was an organisation with one general manager (Generalintendant) until 1972. The artistic sections were then split to Oper Frankfurt and Schauspiel Frankfurt, served by a common technical stage service.[14] Schauspiel Frankfurt was headed in 1972 by Peter Palitzsch who introduced Mitbestimmung (copartnership),[14] supported by city councillor Hilmar Hoffmann,[15] which became the Frankfurter Modell, a model for other theatres such as Theater Bremen.[16]

In 2004, the organisation was changed to a GmbH of the city of Frankfurt, with the artistic directors as chief executive officers, as of 2019 Bernd Loebe and Anselm Weber [de].[17]

The Theater am Turm [de] was part of the Städtische Bühnen from 1995 until it was closed in 2004. Ballett Frankfurt was closed, also in 2004. Its director from 1984, William Forsythe, continued his program with The Forsythe Company from April 2005 to 2015.[18]

Map

Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt

Double System Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt

1

Theatre

2

Opera

3

Cloud Foyer

4

Chagallsaal

5

Holzfoyer

6

Kammerspiel

7

Revolving Stage

References

  1. ^ a b "Das Haus". Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt am Main (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ Bartetzko, Dieter (2013). "Man will doch nur spielen. Die unendliche Baugeschichte der Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt". Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Alexander, Matthias (21 September 2016). "Das wandelbarste Gebäude der Stadt". FAZ (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ Schulze, Rainer (12 September 2016). "Warum Oper und Theater in der Innenstadt bleiben müssen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ "oper frankfurt". klaus roth (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ Crüwell, Konstanze (25 September 2008). "Heiterer Farbkosmos für Theaterflaneure". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b Hierholzer, Michael (11 September 2013). "Unter Goldwolken". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ Oswalt, Philipp (15 May 2022). Zoltán Kemény (in German). Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 978-3-422-98825-5.
  9. ^ a b Göpfert, Claus-Jürgen (5 April 2016). "Wiederaufbau der Oper nach Großfeuer". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  10. ^ Leclerc, Florian (8 January 2019). "Anlagen wie aus dem Technikmuseum". Nachrichten aus Deutschland und der Welt (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ Murr, Günter (27 September 2023). "Neue Argumente gegen Abriss der Städtischen Bühnen". FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ Trauner, Sandra (15 December 2023). "Frankfurt will "Kulturmeile" für Oper und Theater". neue musikzeitung (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Wolken unter Denkmalschutz?". German-Architects (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b Fischer-Lichte, Erika (2017). Tragedy's Endurance: Performances of Greek Tragedies and Cultural Identity in Germany since 1800. Oxford University Press. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-0-19-250650-4.
  15. ^ Brauneck, Manfred (2016). Die Welt als Bühne: Geschichte des europäischen Theaters (in German). Vol. 5. Springer-Verlag. pp. 329–330. ISBN 978-3-47-600029-3.
  16. ^ "Theater / Kraft nach innen". Der Spiegel (in German). 21 July 1980. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt". Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  18. ^ Crompton, Sarah (7 March 2015). "Elevated visions: how William Forsythe changed the face of dance". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2019.