Opernhaus [Hannover]
Opera (Hannover)
Ópera de Hanóver
Theatre building in Hannover, Germany
operagebouw in Duitsland
Opernhaus
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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. .