Opera House [Halle, DE]
Halle Opera House
Theatre building in Halle, Germany
Duits nationaal monument in Halle (Saale)
Opera House
No heritage stage machinery
Descriptive text, I. pp. 22, 23 ; Block plan, I. p. 22 ; General view, I. p. 22 ; View of proscenium, I. p. 23 ; Front elevation, I. PI. 41 ; Plan ground level, I. PI. 41 ; Plan area, I. p. 42 ; Plan 1st tier, I. p. 42 ; Longitudinal section, I. p. 43 ; Transverse section, I. p. 43 ; Plan area, III. p. 26 ; III. pp. 79, 117; View of sunlight, III. p. 80 ; Fire-resisting curtain, plan and elevation, III. p. 114 ; Skeleton section of auditorium, III. PI. opp. p. 62 ; Elevation of proscenium frame, III. PL opp. p. 73; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PI. opp. p. 62 ; Cost and dimensions, III. p. 17. See also Asphaleia stage. III. S. pp. 45-50 ; Plans of stage floor, first mezzanine, and cellar, III. S. p. 46 ; Plans of gridiron floor, first fly gallery and second fly gallery, III. S. p. 47 ; Longitudinal section, III. S. p. 48 ; Transverse section, III. S. p. 48.
Built 1884-1886 by Heinrich Seeling. Opened 9 Oct 1886 as Stadttheater with Friedrich Schiller's plays Wallensteins Lager and Die Piccolomini. Severely damaged by bombs on 31 March 1945. 1948-1951 rebuilding by Kurt Hemmerling to simplified designs (without the cupola roof). Re-opened 1951 as Theater des Friedens [Peace Theatre]. 1968 interior rebuilding. Used by performances of the Landestheater Halle ensembles. 1992 renamed Opernhaus Halle. Used for opera and ballet performances by the resident ensembles. Also used for opera peformances during the annual Händel-Festspiele. Originally 1141 seats (+90 standing), 1951: 843 seats, currently 672 seats.