Theater Erfurt
| Theater Erfurt | |
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 The new theatre | |
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| Location | Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany |
| Opened | 2003 |
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Theater Erfurt is the municipal theatre in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, Germany. The main stage is in a new building in the Brühlervorstadt, completed in 2003. The theatre offers musical theatre and concerts, played by the Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt. Ballet and plays are offered by guest performances. The company organizes the annual open air festival DomStufen.
Stages
The main venue is in a new house, Großes Haus. The large hall seats 840 visitors, a Studio 200 visitors, which can be reduces as Salon im Studio for events for up to 100 people. The courtyard holds the stage Theatrium. Events can also be held in the reheasal hall for the orchestra. The festival DomStufen takes place on the Cathedral Square, seating up to 2000 spectators. The company also holds events at the town hall and the Thomaskirche.
Premieres
Generalintendant Guy Montavon initiated a program of one premiere per season, including:
| Title | Composer | Date |
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| Bachs letzte Oper | Walden, StanleyStanley Walden | 21 December 2002 |
| Luther | Aderhold, PeterPeter Aderhold | 14 September 2003 |
| Cuba libre | Su, CongCong Su | 19 March 2005 |
| Death Knocks | Jost, ChristianChristian Jost | 6 May 2005 |
| Waiting for the Barbarians | Glass, PhilipPhilip Glass | 10 September 2005 |
| Wut | Scartazzini, Andrea LorenzoAndrea Lorenzo Scartazzini | 9 September 2006 |
| Mariana Pineda | Testi, FlavioFlavio Testi | 8 September 2007 |
| Martin L. – Das Musical | Kverndokk, GisleGisle Kverndokk | 5 Juli 2008 |
| Der Richter und sein Henker | Hummel, FranzFranz Hummel | 8 November 2008 |
| The Orphan | Ching, JeffreyJeffrey Ching | 29 November 2009 |
| Der leuchtende Fluss | Doderer, JohannaJohanna Doderer | 31 October 2010 |
| Lady Magnesia | Weinberg, MieczysławMieczysław Weinberg | 2 Februar 2012 |
| Der Trank der Unsterblichkeit | Hoffmann, E. T. A.E. T. A. Hoffmann | 28 April 2012 |
| The Wives of the Dead | Bröder, AloisAlois Bröder | 2 February 2013 |
| Jedermann – Die Rockoper | Böhmer, WolfgangWolfgang Böhmer | 10 July 2014 |
| Le sang noir | Fayt, FrançoisFrançois Fayt | 29 November 2014 |
Revivals
Another focus of the program are revivals of forgotten operas, including:
| Title | Composer | Date |
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| Messidor | Alfred Bruneau | 2005 |
| Fernand Cortez | Gaspare Spontini | 2006 |
| Fedra | Ildebrando Pizzetti | 2008 |
| Das Käthchen von Heilbronn | Karl Reinthaler | 2009 |
| Nana | Manfred Gurlitt | 2010 |
| Robin Hood | Albert Dietrich | 2011 |
| Die Zauberin | Peter Tschaikowsky | 2011 |
| I Medici | Ruggero Leoncavallo | 2013 |
| Sigurd | Ernest Reyer | 2015 (German premiere) |
Discography
- Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, Karl Reinthaler, label: cpo
- Der leuchtende Fluss, Johanna Doderer, label: Quinton
- Nana, Manfred Gurlitt, label: capriccio
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