Staatsoper Hannover

Staatsoper Hannover

Staatsoper Hannover is a German opera house and opera company in Hanover. Its season runs from September to June.

The home base of Staatsoper Hannover is a theater 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. Since 2011, conductor Karen Kamensek has served as Generalmusikdirektorin (General Music Director, GMD) of the company, the first American and the first woman to hold the post.^[1] In March 2014, the company announced the scheduled conclusion of Kamensek's GMD tenure after the 2015-2016 season.^[2] In September 2014, the company announced the appointment of Ivan Repušić as its next GMD, effective with the 2016-2017 season.^[3]

General Music Directors (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–present)

Selected premieres

1838: Der Bäbu by Heinrich Marschner
1852: Austin by Heinrich 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

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.

External links

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Official Staatsoper Hannover website

Coordinates: 52°22′24″N 9°44′27″E / 52.37333°N 9.74083°E / 52.37333; 9.74083

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