Staatsoper Hannover
{{short description|Opera company in Hanover, Germany}}
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Hanover State Opera ({{langx|de|Staatsoper Hannover}}) is a German opera company based in Hanover, the state capital of Lower Saxony. The company is resident in the Hanover Opera House ({{lang|de|Opernhaus Hannover}}), and is part of a publicly-funded umbrella performing arts organisation called Hanover State Theatre of Lower Saxony ({{lang|de|Niedersächsisches Staatstheater Hannover}}), or simply Hanover State Theatre ({{lang|de|Staatstheater Hannover}}).
Hanover State Theatre comprises the following divisions that put on operas, stage productions, and concert programs,{{cite web |title=Niedersaechsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH |website=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/9395029Z:GR |access-date=8 January 2022 }} in addition to maintaining a theatre museum, with seasons running from September through to June.{{cite web |title=Staatsoper |website=Staatstheater Hannover |url=https://staatstheater-hannover.de/de_DE/start-staatsoper |language=de |access-date=8 January 2022 }}
{{numbered list
|Hanover Drama ({{lang|de|Schauspiel Hannover}})
|Hanover State Opera
|Hanover State Ballet ({{lang|de|Staatsballett Hannover}})
|Hanover State Symphony Orchestra ({{lang|de|Staatsorchester Hannover}})
|Hanover Theatre Museum ({{lang|de|Theatermuseum Hannover}})
}}
{{anchor |operaHouse}}Hanover Opera House
Hanover State Opera is resident in the Hanover Opera House, built in classical style between 1845 and 1852 based on a plan by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves. The building was rebuilt from 1948 after being badly damaged by the aerial bombings of Hanover during World War II. In 1985, the acoustics were improved, and between 1996 and 1998, the stage facilities were renovated.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
The International Choreographic Competition Hannover has taken place at Hanover Opera House since the early 1980s, and is the longest-running choreography competition in the world. It is organised by the Ballet Association of Hanover ({{lang|de|Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover}}).{{cite web |title=Choreography 36 – Choreography Competition Hannover |website=Choreography Competition Hannover |url=https://choreography-hannover.de/en/choreagraphy-35/ |access-date=8 January 2022 }}
Administration
The current intendant of the opera company is {{ill |Laura Berman (opera director) |de |Laura Berman |lt=Laura Berman,|v=sup}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/arts/music/john-adams-opera.html |url-access=subscription |title=A Boom, Finally, for John Adams Operas in Germany |work=The New York Times |first=A.J. |last=Goldmann |date=27 June 2019 |access-date=30 March 2021 }} replacing Michael Klügl in 2019.
The longest-serving general music director (GMD) of the opera company was George Alexander Albrecht, from 1965 until 1993. The first woman, and first American, to hold the post of general music director was Karen Kamensek, from 2011 until 2014.{{cite news |url=http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/karen-kamensek-dirigentin-eine-frauenquote-in-der-musik-unmoeglich-a-742728.html |title=Karen Kamensek, Dirigentin: 'Eine Frauenquote in der Musik? Unmöglich!' |work=Der Spiegel |first=Carolin |last=Neumann |date=2 February 2011 |language=de |access-date=2024-04-14 }}{{cite news |title=Kamensek verlässt Hannover |trans-title=Kamensek leaves Hanover |first=Stefan |last=Arndt |date=19 March 2014 |work=Hannoversche Allgemeine |language=de |url=http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Uebersicht/Generalmusikdirektor-Karen-Kamensek-verlaesst-Hannover |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322120446/http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Uebersicht/Generalmusikdirektor-Karen-Kamensek-verlaesst-Hannover |archive-date=2014-03-22 |access-date=2024-04-13 }}{{cite news |title=Frage nach dem Warum |trans-title=Asking for the Why |first=Agnieszka |last=Zagozdzon |date=2016-06-14 |work=Deutschlandfunk |language=de |url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/karen-kamensek-verlaesst-staatsoper-hannover-frage-nach-dem-100.html |access-date=2024-04-13 }} The current GMD of the opera company is Stephan Zilias, named to the post in February 2020 following his debut with the opera company in the 2019–2020 season.{{cite press release |url=https://www.askonasholt.com/stephan-zilias-appointed-general-music-director-of-hannover-state-opera/ |title=Stephan Zilias appointed General Music Director of Hannover State Opera |publisher=Askonas Holt |date=2020-02-10 |access-date=2021-03-30 }} In April 2024 the company announced the extension of Zilias' contract as GMD through the 2025–2026 season.{{cite press release | url=https://askonasholt.com/news/stephan-zilias-extends-as-music-director-of-staatsoper-hannover |title=Stephan Zilias extends as Music Director of Staatsoper Hannover |publisher=Askonas Holt |date=5 April 2024 |access-date=2024-04-05 }}
General music directors
- Rudolf Krasselt (1924–1943)
- Franz Konwitschny (1945–1949)
- Johannes Schüler (1949–1960)
- Günter Wich (1961–1965)
- George Alexander Albrecht (1965–1993)
- Christof Perick (1993–1996)
- Andreas Delfs (1996–2000)
- Hans Urbanek (2000–2001)
- Lü Shao-chia (2001–2006)
- {{ill|Wolfgang Bozic|de}} (2006–2011)
- Karen Kamensek (2011–2016)
- {{ill|Ivan Repušić|de}} (2016–2019){{cite news |url=http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Musik/Ivan-Repusic-wird-2016-2017-neuer-Generalmusikdirektor-der-Staatsoper-Hannover |title=Das ist der neue Kopf der Staatsoper |work=Hannoversche Allgemeine |first=Rainer |last=Wagner |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=8 January 2016 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Region/Staatsoper-Dirigent-Ivan-Repusic-verabschiedet-sich-aus-Hannover-mit-einem-Nachspiel-in-Dubrovnik |title=Dirigent Ivan Repusic verabschiedet sich aus Hannover |work=Hannoversche Allgemeine |first=Stefan |last=Arndt |date=14 June 2019 |access-date=30 March 2021 }}
- Stephan Zilias (2020–present)
Premieres
- 1838: Der Bäbu by Heinrich Marschner (performance took place in the old Schlossopernhaus)
- 1852: Austin by Marschner
- 1921: Die Prinzessin Girnara by Egon Wellesz
- 1931: Prinzessin Brambilla by Walter Braunfels
- 1943: Der Kuckuck von Theben by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
- 1952: Boulevard Solitude by Hans Werner Henze
- 1970: Der Aufsichtsrat by Diether de la Motte
- 1977: Faust und Yorick by Wolfgang Rihm
- 1980: Ein Abenteuer auf dem Friedhof by Alfred Koerppen
- 1992: Draußen vor der Tür by Xaver Paul Thoma
- 2000: Gilgamesh by Volker David Kirchner
- 2005: iOPAL by Hans-Joachim Hespos
- 2017: Lot by Giorgio Battistelli
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- {{official website}}
- {{discogs artist|Chor Der Niedersächsischen Staatsoper Hannover|name=Chor Der Niedersächsischen Staatsoper Hannover}}
- {{discogs artist|Orchester Der Niedersächsischen Staatsoper Hannover|name=Orchester Der Niedersächsischen Staatsoper Hannover}}
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