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[[Image:Stuttgart Staatsoper.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Staatstheater Stuttgart|Stuttgart National Theatre]], home to the Staatsoper]] |
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[[Image:Stuttgart_theatre_at_night_1b.jpg|thumb|350px|The Staatsoper at night]] |
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'''''Staatsoper Stuttgart''''' ('''Stuttgart State Opera''') is an [[opera]] company in [[Stuttgart]]. |
'''''Staatsoper Stuttgart''''' ('''Stuttgart State Opera''') is an [[opera]] company in [[Stuttgart]], Germany. |
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The company is based at the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart]], known locally as the ''Grosses Haus'', which was designed by [[Max Littmann]] and opened in 1912 with a performance of [[Tosca]]. This was one of the few major German opera houses not to be destroyed in the [[ |
The company is based at the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart]], known locally as the ''Grosses Haus'', which was designed by [[Max Littmann]] and opened in 1912 with a performance of [[Tosca]]. This was one of the few major German opera houses not to be destroyed in the [[World War II]]. |
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An important centre for opera since the 17th century, Stuttgart has again become an important and influential centre since the war, particularly for contemporary works. Three operas by [[Carl Orff]] received their premieres there and the company has been associated with figures such as [[Wieland Wagner]], [[Günther Rennert]], [[Hans Werner Henze]] and [[Philip Glass]]. |
An important centre for opera since the 17th century, Stuttgart has again become an important and influential centre since the war, particularly for contemporary works. Three operas by [[Carl Orff]] received their premieres there and the company has been associated with figures such as [[Wieland Wagner]], [[Günther Rennert]], [[Hans Werner Henze]] and [[Philip Glass]]. |
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The company has won the "[[Opera house of the year|Opera House of the Year]]" award by the German magazine ''Opernwelt'' more often than any other company: in 1994 (the inaugural award), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and in 2006. |
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The present aritstic director is Albrecht Puhlmann and the musical director is [[Manfred Honeck]]. |
The present aritstic director is Albrecht Puhlmann and the musical director is [[Manfred Honeck]]. |
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==Recordings== |
==Recordings== |
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Stuttgart productions of [[Philip Glass|Glass]]'s ''[[Satyagraha (opera)|Satyagraha]]'', [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]'s ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' and [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s ''[[Alcina]]'' have been released on DVD. |
Stuttgart productions of [[Philip Glass|Glass]]'s ''[[Satyagraha (opera)|Satyagraha]]'', [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]'s ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' and [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s ''[[Alcina]]'' have been released on DVD. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.staatstheater.stuttgart.de/oper_neu/index.php Staatsoper Stuttgart website] {{de icon}} |
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Revision as of 15:37, 15 February 2009
Staatsoper Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Opera) is an opera company in Stuttgart, Germany.
The company is based at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, known locally as the Grosses Haus, which was designed by Max Littmann and opened in 1912 with a performance of Tosca. This was one of the few major German opera houses not to be destroyed in the World War II.
An important centre for opera since the 17th century, Stuttgart has again become an important and influential centre since the war, particularly for contemporary works. Three operas by Carl Orff received their premieres there and the company has been associated with figures such as Wieland Wagner, Günther Rennert, Hans Werner Henze and Philip Glass.
The company has won the "Opera House of the Year" award by the German magazine Opernwelt more often than any other company: in 1994 (the inaugural award), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and in 2006.
The present aritstic director is Albrecht Puhlmann and the musical director is Manfred Honeck.
Twenty-one different works are being presented during the 2005-2006 season, including five new productions. Singers appearing with the company include Catherine Nagelstad, Jonas Kaufmann, Kurt Rydl, and Jon Frederic West.
Recordings
Stuttgart productions of Glass's Satyagraha, Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen and Handel's Alcina have been released on DVD.
See also
Sources
Stuttgart by Thomas Bauman and Horst Koegler, New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7