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(Created claim: Preservation state (P233): Used as theatre today (Q25456), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1754926593236) | (Created claim: Note (P44): Built 1845-1852 as Königliches Hoftheater by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves for King Ernst August of Hannover. Painted curtain by Johann Heinrich Ramberg (originally installed at the Großes Schloßtheater in 1789). Opened 1 Sep 1852 with Goethe's Torquato Tasso. Originally, the complex included the main stage and a concert hall. 1894-1895 conversion of the concert hall into a rehearsal stage, foyer alterations. 1904 security improvements. 1927 conv...) | ||
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| + | Built 1845-1852 as Königliches Hoftheater by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves for King Ernst August of Hannover. Painted curtain by Johann Heinrich Ramberg (originally installed at the Großes Schloßtheater in 1789). Opened 1 Sep 1852 with Goethe's Torquato Tasso. Originally, the complex included the main stage and a concert hall. 1894-1895 conversion of the concert hall into a rehearsal stage, foyer alterations. 1904 security improvements. 1927 conversion of rehearsal stage into a theatre museum. Destroyed by bombs in July 1943, leaving only exterior walls and the parterre foyers. 1949-1950 exterior restored to the original designs, interior rebuilt to modern designs by Werner Kallmorgen and Klaus Hoffmann (only stalls and 1st balcony finished). Re-opened 30 Nov 1950 with Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier. Subsequently auditorium extensions by a 2nd and 3rd balcony. 1983-1985 major interior rebuilding by Dieter Oesterlen. Originally 1600, 1940: 1700 seats, 1950: 1084 seats, 1959: 1575 seats, after 1985: 1207 seats. As a part of Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, used for opera and ballet performances by the resident companies. . (English) | ||
| Property / Note: Built 1845-1852 as Königliches Hoftheater by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves for King Ernst August of Hannover. Painted curtain by Johann Heinrich Ramberg (originally installed at the Großes Schloßtheater in 1789). Opened 1 Sep 1852 with Goethe's Torquato Tasso. Originally, the complex included the main stage and a concert hall. 1894-1895 conversion of the concert hall into a rehearsal stage, foyer alterations. 1904 security improvements. 1927 conversion of rehearsal stage into a theatre museum. Destroyed by bombs in July 1943, leaving only exterior walls and the parterre foyers. 1949-1950 exterior restored to the original designs, interior rebuilt to modern designs by Werner Kallmorgen and Klaus Hoffmann (only stalls and 1st balcony finished). Re-opened 30 Nov 1950 with Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier. Subsequently auditorium extensions by a 2nd and 3rd balcony. 1983-1985 major interior rebuilding by Dieter Oesterlen. Originally 1600, 1940: 1700 seats, 1950: 1084 seats, 1959: 1575 seats, after 1985: 1207 seats. As a part of Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, used for opera and ballet performances by the resident companies. . (English) / rank | |||
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Revision as of 12:45, 11 September 2025
Theatre building in Hannover, Germany
- Opernhaus
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Opernhaus [Hannover] | Theatre building in Hannover, Germany |
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52°22'23.999"N, 9°44'26.999"E
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Built 1845-1852 as Königliches Hoftheater by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves for King Ernst August of Hannover. Painted curtain by Johann Heinrich Ramberg (originally installed at the Großes Schloßtheater in 1789). Opened 1 Sep 1852 with Goethe's Torquato Tasso. Originally, the complex included the main stage and a concert hall. 1894-1895 conversion of the concert hall into a rehearsal stage, foyer alterations. 1904 security improvements. 1927 conversion of rehearsal stage into a theatre museum. Destroyed by bombs in July 1943, leaving only exterior walls and the parterre foyers. 1949-1950 exterior restored to the original designs, interior rebuilt to modern designs by Werner Kallmorgen and Klaus Hoffmann (only stalls and 1st balcony finished). Re-opened 30 Nov 1950 with Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier. Subsequently auditorium extensions by a 2nd and 3rd balcony. 1983-1985 major interior rebuilding by Dieter Oesterlen. Originally 1600, 1940: 1700 seats, 1950: 1084 seats, 1959: 1575 seats, after 1985: 1207 seats. As a part of Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, used for opera and ballet performances by the resident companies. . (English)
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1852
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1952
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1980s
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1,200
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90
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Subsidy of, III. p. 4 ; Works presented at, III. p. 7.
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