Strasbourg Opera House
| Strasbourg Opera House | |
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Opéra de Strasbourg | |
French Neoclassicism | |
| Location | Strasbourg, France |
| Coordinates | 48°35′09.31″N 7°45′08.54″E / 48.5859194°N 7.7523722°E |
| Completed | 1821; 1888 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jean-Nicolas Villot, Jean Geoffroy Conrath, Johann-Karl Ott |
The Strasbourg Opera House (
History
After a fire in 1800 that destroyed a previous
During the Siege of Strasbourg in 1870, the opera was heavily damaged by Prussian artillery. It was faithfully rebuilt by the architect Jean Geoffroy Conrath, who also rebuilt the Hôtel de Klinglin nearby, and reopened in 1873. In 1888, a semi-circular wing was added at the rear by Johann-Karl Ott (1846–1917).
The auditorium has 1,142 seats and a height of 18 metres (59 feet) from the floor to the ceiling.[3] It has seen performances being conducted by Hans Pfitzner, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Otto Klemperer and George Szell.
Gallery
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Façade and southern side -
Rear and northern side seen from Pont du théâtre -
Polyhymnia and Melpomene on top of the façade -
Calliope on top of the façade -
Seats -
Plaque on the northern side commemorating the Strasbourg massacre of Jews in 1349
See also
Literature
- Recht, Roland; Foessel, Georges; Klein, Jean-Pierre: Connaître Strasbourg, 1988, ISBN 2-7032-0185-0, page 228
References
- ^ Base Mérimée: Théâtre municipal, actuellement Opéra du Rhin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Péristyle après rénovation". archi-wiki.org. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "L'Opéra-Théâtre de Strasbourg - Opéra national du Rhin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Opéra de Strasbourg at Wikimedia Commons- Opéra National du Rhin - 19 place Broglie on archi-wiki.org (in French)
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