Opera House [Graz]
type: Item
label: Graz Opera @nl
label: Grazská opera @cs
label: Opera di Graz @it
label: Ópera de Graz @es
label: Opera House
description: Theatre building in Graz, Austria
description: operagebouw in Stiermarken, Oostenrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 333
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Austria
City: Graz
GPS: Point(15.4456 47.069)
Wikidata source: Q618239
opening date: 1899-09-17T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 141436
theatrEurope table: HST_0180
context: No heritage stage machinery On the Emperor Route, it is the shining example of a theatre by Fellner & Helmer, the famous duo of architects during the Austrian monarchy who built nearly 50 theatres.
context: Located at the popular Emperor Josef Square just off the historic city centre, the opera house is the perfect starting point for a tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Graz city centre and Eggenberg Palace.
Capacity: 1200
Address: Kaiser-Josef-Platz 10
Web: www.oper-graz.com
architectural style: Neo Baroque
architect: Ferdinand Fellner
architect: Hermann Helmer
Redevelopment date: 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
The European Route of Historic Theatres: Emperor Route
Propertylabel: 167
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q187662
Carthalia ID: 16
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1898-1899 as Stadttheater for the city of Graz by Ferdinand Fellner & Hermann Helmer. Painted iron curtain by Alexander Rothaug. Opened 16 September 1899 with Friedrich Schiller's Wilhelm Tell (followed by Richard Wagner's Lohengrin on 17 September 1899). 1800 seats (+ 200 standing). 1944 war damages by bombs: destruction of the portico, damages of the dome. Restored 1945-1948, renovated 1953-1955. 1983-1985 major renovation and extensions, including a new steel and glass skywalk between the theatre and the new stage warehouse (i. e. the stage house of the old Thalia-Theater). Re-opened 12 January 1985 with Johann Joseph Fux's Angelica vincitrice di Alcina. Originally 1800 seats (+ 200 standing), today 1267 seats (+ 100 standing).
IbsenStage venue id: 15848