Konzerthaus [Karlsruhe] (Q9105)
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Revision as of 12:45, 11 September 2025 by Purkertcz (talk | contribs) (Created claim: Property:P44: Concert hall, built 1915 by Robert Curjel and Karl Moser. Portico gable sculptures by Karl Albiker. After 1918, used as a second theatre by the Badisches Landestheater companies. In the 1920s, used for summer seasons of operetta performances. During World War II, renamed Capitol-Lichtspiele and used as a cinema. Severely damaged in World War II (inlcuding complete destruction of the façade and portico). Subsequently repaired (without the portico...)
Theatre building in Karlsruhe, Germany, opened in 1915
- Konzerthaus
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Konzerthaus [Karlsruhe] | Theatre building in Karlsruhe, Germany, opened in 1915 |
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49°0'9.000"N, 8°23'59.964"E
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Concert hall, built 1915 by Robert Curjel and Karl Moser. Portico gable sculptures by Karl Albiker. After 1918, used as a second theatre by the Badisches Landestheater companies. In the 1920s, used for summer seasons of operetta performances. During World War II, renamed Capitol-Lichtspiele and used as a cinema. Severely damaged in World War II (inlcuding complete destruction of the façade and portico). Subsequently repaired (without the portico). 1945-1975 used for opera and ballet performances by the resident Badisches Staatstheater companies (1945-1950 also used for drama performances). 1953 major interior rebuilding as a theatre. Re-opened 14 Oct 1953 with Mozart'ts Die Zauberflöte. 1964 installation of a studio stage, opened 15 Feb with James Saunders's Next Time I'll Sing To You (as Ein Eremit wird entdeckt). Closed as a theatre on 29 Jun 1975. 1992-1994 major exterior and interior renovations, reconstruction of the portico (with a relief by Stephan Balkenhol) and re-conversion to a concert hall by Rainer Rupprecht & Partner. Main hall: up to 1045 seats, small hall: up to 200 seats. Used for concerts and congresses. (English)
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11 December 1915Gregorian
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1915
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