Theater Erfurt

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The Theater Erfurt is a German municipal theatre located in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. The main stage is in a 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. The theatre's current Generalintendant, Guy Montavon, has held the post since 2002.

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 rehearsal hall for the orchestra. The festival DomStufen takes place on the Domplatz (Cathedral Square) of Erfurt, seating up to 2000 spectators. The company also holds events at the Rathaus (Town Hall) and the Thomaskirche.

Premieres

Montavon has initiated a program of one premiere per season, including:

class="wikitable sortable"
Title ! Composer ! Date
{{ill\|Bachs letzte Oper\|de}} \| {{Sortname\|Stanley\|Walden}} \| 21 December 2002
{{ill\|Luther (opera)\|de\|Luther (Oper)\|lt=Luther}} \| Peter Aderhold \| 14 September 2003
{{ill\|Cuba Libre (opera)\|de\|Cuba Libre (Oper)\|lt=Cuba libre}} \| {{Sortname\|Cong\|Su}} \| 19 March 2005
{{ill\|Death Knocks\|de}} \| {{Sortname\|Christian\|Jost\|Christian Jost (composer)}} \| 6 May 2005
Waiting for the Barbarians \| {{Sortname\|Philip\|Glass}} \| 10 September 2005
{{ill\|Wut (opera)\|de\|Wut (Oper)\|lt=Wut}} \| {{Sortname\|Andrea Lorenzo\|Scartazzini}} \| 9 September 2006
{{ill\|Mariana Pineda (opera)\|de\|Mariana Pineda	lt=Mariana Pineda}} \| {{Sortname\|Flavio\|Testi}} \| 8 September 2007
{{ill\|Martin L. (musical)\|de\|lt=Martin L. – Das Musical}} \| {{Sortname\|Gisle\|Kverndokk}} \| 5 Juli 2008
data-sort-value="Richter und sein Henker"\|{{ill\|Der Richter und sein Henker (opera)\|de\|Der Richter und sein Henker ( Oper)\|lt=Der Richter und sein Henker}} \| {{Sortname\|Franz\|Hummel}} \| 8 November 2008
data-sort-value="Orphan"\|{{ill\|The Orphan (opera)\|de\|The Orphan	lt=The Orphan}} \| {{Sortname\|Jeffrey\|Ching}} \| 29 November 2009
data-sort-value="leuchtende Fluss"\|{{ill\|Der leuchtende Fluss\|de}} \| {{Sortname\|Johanna\|Doderer}} \| 31 October 2010
Lady Magnesia \| {{Sortname\|Mieczysław\|Weinberg}} \| 2 Februar 2012
data-sort-value="Trank der Unsterblichkeit"\|{{ill\|Der Trank der Unsterblichkeit\|de}} \| {{Sortname\|E. T. A.\|Hoffmann}} \| 28 April 2012
data-sort-value="Wives of the Dead"\|{{ill\|The Wives of the Dead (opera)\|de\|The Wives of the Dead (Oper)\|lt=The Wives of the Dead}} \| {{Sortname\|Alois\|Bröder}} \| 2 February 2013
{{ill\|Jedermann (opera)\|de\|Jedermann (Rockoper)\|lt=Jedermann – Die Rockoper}} \| {{Sortname\|Wolfgang\|Böhmer\|dab=composer}} \| 10 July 2014
data-sort-value="Sang noir"\|{{ill\|Le sang noir (opera)\|de\|Le sang noir (Oper)\|lt=Le sang noir}} \| {{Sortname\|François\|Fayt}} \| 29 November 2014

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Title

! Composer

! Date

{{ill|Bachs letzte Oper|de}}

| {{Sortname|Stanley|Walden}}

| 21 December 2002

{{ill|Luther (opera)|de|Luther (Oper)|lt=Luther}}

| Peter Aderhold

| 14 September 2003

{{ill|Cuba Libre (opera)|de|Cuba Libre (Oper)|lt=Cuba libre}}

| {{Sortname|Cong|Su}}

| 19 March 2005

{{ill|Death Knocks|de}}

| {{Sortname|Christian|Jost|Christian Jost (composer)}}

| 6 May 2005

Waiting for the Barbarians

| {{Sortname|Philip|Glass}}

| 10 September 2005

{{ill|Wut (opera)|de|Wut (Oper)|lt=Wut}}

| {{Sortname|Andrea Lorenzo|Scartazzini}}

| 9 September 2006

{{ill|Mariana Pineda (opera)|de|Mariana Pineda

lt=Mariana Pineda}}

| {{Sortname|Flavio|Testi}}

| 8 September 2007

{{ill|Martin L. (musical)|de|lt=Martin L. – Das Musical}}

| {{Sortname|Gisle|Kverndokk}}

| 5 Juli 2008

data-sort-value="Richter und sein Henker"|{{ill|Der Richter und sein Henker (opera)|de|Der Richter und sein Henker ( Oper)|lt=Der Richter und sein Henker}}

| {{Sortname|Franz|Hummel}}

| 8 November 2008

data-sort-value="Orphan"|{{ill|The Orphan (opera)|de|The Orphan

lt=The Orphan}}

| {{Sortname|Jeffrey|Ching}}

| 29 November 2009

data-sort-value="leuchtende Fluss"|{{ill|Der leuchtende Fluss|de}}

| {{Sortname|Johanna|Doderer}}

| 31 October 2010

Lady Magnesia

| {{Sortname|Mieczysław|Weinberg}}

| 2 Februar 2012

data-sort-value="Trank der Unsterblichkeit"|{{ill|Der Trank der Unsterblichkeit|de}}

| {{Sortname|E. T. A.|Hoffmann}}

| 28 April 2012

data-sort-value="Wives of the Dead"|{{ill|The Wives of the Dead (opera)|de|The Wives of the Dead (Oper)|lt=The Wives of the Dead}}

| {{Sortname|Alois|Bröder}}

| 2 February 2013

{{ill|Jedermann (opera)|de|Jedermann (Rockoper)|lt=Jedermann – Die Rockoper}}

| {{Sortname|Wolfgang|Böhmer|dab=composer}}

| 10 July 2014

data-sort-value="Sang noir"|{{ill|Le sang noir (opera)|de|Le sang noir (Oper)|lt=Le sang noir}}

| {{Sortname|François|Fayt}}

| 29 November 2014

Revivals

Another focus of the program are revivals of forgotten operas, including:

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Title ! Composer ! Date
Messidor \| Alfred Bruneau \| 2005
Fernand Cortez \| Gaspare Spontini \| 2006
Fedra \| Ildebrando Pizzetti \| 2008
Das Käthchen von Heilbronn \| Karl Reinthaler \| 2009
Nana \| Manfred Gurlitt \| 2010
{{ill\|Robin Hood (Dietrich)\|de\|Robin Hood (Oper)\|lt=Robin Hood}} \| {{ill\|Albert Dietrich (composer)\|de\|Albert Dietrich (Musiker)\|lt=Albert Dietrich}} \| 2011
Die Zauberin \| Peter Tschaikowsky \| 2011
I Medici \| Ruggero Leoncavallo \| 2013
Sigurd \| Ernest Reyer \| 2015 (German premiere)

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Title

! Composer

! Date

Messidor

| Alfred Bruneau

| 2005

Fernand Cortez

| Gaspare Spontini

| 2006

Fedra

| Ildebrando Pizzetti

| 2008

Das Käthchen von Heilbronn

| Karl Reinthaler

| 2009

Nana

| Manfred Gurlitt

| 2010

{{ill|Robin Hood (Dietrich)|de|Robin Hood (Oper)|lt=Robin Hood}}

| {{ill|Albert Dietrich (composer)|de|Albert Dietrich (Musiker)|lt=Albert Dietrich}}

| 2011

Die Zauberin

| Peter Tschaikowsky

| 2011

I Medici

| Ruggero Leoncavallo

| 2013

Sigurd

| Ernest Reyer

| 2015 (German premiere)

General music directors

People holding the position of Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) include:

Balduin Zimmermann (1894–1904)
{{ill|Friedrich Munter (conductor)|de|Friedrich Munter|lt=Friedrich Munter}} (1905)
Camillo Hildebrand (1909–1910)
Paul Wolff (1911)
Toni Hoff (1912)
Paul Weißleder (1913)
Richard Fitsch (1915–1919)
Gustav Großmann (1920–1923)
Franz Jung (1924–1952)
{{ill|Wilhelm Hübner|de}} (1953–1956)
Walter König (1957)
{{ill|Ude Nissen|de}} (1958–1988)
{{ill|Wolfgang Rögner|de}} (1989–1999)
{{ill|Walter Gugerbauer|de}} (2000–2012)
Joana Mallwitz (2014–2018)
Myron Michailidis (2018–2022)« Der griechische Dirigent Myron Michailidis wird ab der Spielzeit 2018/19 Generalmusikdirektor am Theater Erfurt » (in German), on the site of the Theater Erfurt: https://www.theater-erfurt.de/Presse-und-Neuigkeiten/Neuigkeiten/Myron-Michailidis-wird-neuer-Generalmusikdirektor.html
Alexander Prior (2022–present)

In 2014, Joana Mallwitz was the first woman conductor named to the post of Generalmusikdirektorin (GMD) in the institution's history{{cite news | author=Ursula Mielke | title=Joana Mallwitz wird neue Generalmusikdirektorin in Erfurt | url=http://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/web/zgt/kultur/detail/-/specific/Joana-Mallwitz-wird-neue-Generalmusikdirektorin-in-Erfurt-811930610 | work=Thüringer Allgemeine | date=2013-07-03 | accessdate=2017-11-01}} and at the time of her advent to the post, the youngest GMD of a German opera house.{{cite news | author=Lavinia Meier-Ewert | title=Mit Taktstock und Turnschuhen: Joana Mallwitz dirigiert Puccini in Erfurt | url=http://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/web/zgt/kultur/detail/-/specific/Mit-Taktstock-und-Turnschuhen-Joana-Mallwitz-dirigiert-Puccini-in-Erfurt-25592412 | work=Thüringer Allgemeine | date=2014-09-27 | accessdate=2017-11-01}} She concluded her Erfurt tenure at the close of the 2017-2018 season.{{cite news | author=Wolfgang Hirsch | title=Mallwitz' letzte Spielzeit – Erfurts Generalmusikdirektorin verabschiedet sich im Sommer 2018 | url=http://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/web/zgt/kultur/detail/-/specific/Mallwitz-letzte-Spielzeit-Erfurts-Generalmusikdirektorin-verabschiedet-sich-im-702879092 | work=Thüringer Allgemeine | date=2017-05-24 | accessdate=2017-11-01}} Myron Michailidis served as interim GMD from 2018. He was succeeded by Alexander Prior in 2022.{{cite news | author= | title=Dirigent und Komponist Alexander Prior wird Generalmusikdirektor in Erfurt | url=https://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/dirigent-und-komponist-alexander-prior-wird-generalmusikdirektor-in-erfurt | work=NMZ | date=2021-08-01 | accessdate=2021-08-02}}

Discography

Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, Karl Reinthaler, label: cpo
Der leuchtende Fluss, Johanna Doderer, label: Quinton
Nana, Manfred Gurlitt, label: capriccio

References

External links

{{official|http://www.theater-erfurt.de/}}
[http://www.domstufen.de/ Erfurter DomStufen-Festspiele]
[http://www.theatergesellschaft-erfurt.de Theatergesellschaft Erfurt]

Category:Buildings and structures in Erfurt

Category:Theatres in Germany