Oper Leipzig
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Oper Leipzig is the main opera company and performance venue in Leipzig, Germany, known for its rich musical tradition and productions of both classic and contemporary works.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera company
ⓘ
opera house ⓘ |
| affiliation | Gewandhausorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Kunz Nierade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurt Hemmerling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Cultural infrastructure completed in 1960
ⓘ
Opera houses in Germany ⓘ Theatres in Leipzig ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 51.339°N 12.379°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
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musical theatre ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalFunction |
ballet performances
ⓘ
concerts and special events ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDirector | various, including Ulf Schirmer (past intendant and general music director) ⓘ |
| hasMainFunction | opera performances ⓘ |
| hasOrchestra | Gewandhausorchester (for many opera productions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Leipzig Ballet
NERFINISHED
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Musikalische Komödie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 1300 ⓘ |
| heritage | successor of Leipzig Opera founded in 1693 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important post-war modernist building in Leipzig ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedAtAddress | Augustusplatz 12, 04109 Leipzig ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leipzig University main building NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendebrunnen fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Augustusplatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of opera, ballet, and musical theatre under one institution
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productions of works by Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ productions of works by Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| notableWork | regular Wagner cycles and festivals in Leipzig ⓘ |
| operator | City of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Leipzig cultural institutions ⓘ |
| publicTransit |
Augustusplatz tram stop
NERFINISHED
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Leipzig Hauptbahnhof nearby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces |
Altes Theater Leipzig
NERFINISHED
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previous Leipzig opera house destroyed in World War II ⓘ |
| significantEvent | opening of new opera house on 8 October 1960 ⓘ |
| website | https://www.oper-leipzig.de ⓘ |
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