Staatsoper Stuttgart
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Staatsoper Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Opera) is an opera company in Stuttgart.
The company is based at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, known locally as the Grosses Haus, which was designed by Max Littmann and opened in 1912 with a performance of Tosca. This was one of the few major German opera houses not to be destroyed in the Second World War.
An important centre for opera since the 17th century, Stuttgart has again become an important and influential centre since the war, particularly for contemporary works. Three operas by Carl Orff received their premieres there and the company has been associated with figures such as Wieland Wagner, Günther Rennert, Hans Werner Henze and Philip Glass.
The present intendant is Klaus Zehelein and the General Music Director is Lothar Zagrosek.
Twenty-one different works are being presented during the 2005-2006 season, including five new productions. Singers appearing with the company include Catherine Nagelstad, Jonas Kaufmann, Kurt Rydl, and Jon Frederic West.
[edit] Recordings
Stuttgart productions of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen and Handel's Alcina have been released on DVD.
[edit] Sources
Stuttgart by Thomas Bauman and Horst Koegler, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
[edit] External links
- (German) Staatsoper Stuttgart website
