Alte Oper [Erfurt]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Erfurt, Germany
description: gebouw in Erfurt, Duitsland @nl
alternative label: Alte Oper
EUTA building identifier: 671
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Erfurt
GPS: Point(11.0222 50.9716)
Wikidata source: Q436068
opening date: 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1877-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
theatrEurope table: HST_0222
Web: alte-oper.html
Propertylabel: 62
Wikidata instance: Q18674739
Carthalia ID: 1816
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1867 as Sommertheater after designy by H. Sahlender for the restaurant owner Otto Helling. 1877 purchased by Konzert- und Theaterverein [concert and theatre society]. Subsequently major rebuilding. Re-opened 28 Oct 1877. 1150 seats. Used by touring theatre and opera companies. 1892 purchased by the city of Erfurt. 1893-1895 major rebuilding. Re-opened 15 Sep 1894 as Stadttheater. 1025 seats. Used for opera, drama, and ballet performances by resident companies. 1927-1928 extensions. 1933 renamed Deutsches Volkstheater. 1945 re-renamed Stadttheater. Subsequently used for opera performances by the resident company. 1956 renamed Opernhaus. Subsequently used for opera and ballet performances by the resident companies. 1957-1958 and 1969 renovations. 832 seats. Closed 1997 due to safety concerns. Subsequently restorations. Renamed Alte Oper. Re-opened 15 Sep 2004. Used for drama performances by touring companies, and for various shows and concerts.