Alte Oper [Frankfurt am Main, DE]
Alte Oper
Theatre building in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, opened in 1873
bouwwerk in Frankfurt am Main
Subsidy of, III. p. 4; De­scriptive text, II. p. 29; Block plan, II. p. 29; General view, p. 29 ; Front elevation, II. PI. 59 ; Transverse section, II. PI. 59 ; Plan area, II. PI. 60 ; Plan 1st tier, II. PI. 61 ; Longi­tudinal section, II. PI. 62 ; Works presented at, III. p. 7 ; Balance sheet, III. p. 8 ; Site plan, III. p. 14; Site, III. p. 14; Diagram of box-front line, III. p. 63; Skeleton section of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62; Elevation of proscenium frame, PI. opp. p. 73 ; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PI. opp. p. 62 ; Cost and dimensions, III. p. 16; References, III. pp. 10, 70, 86, 94, 110.
Built 1873-1880 as Opernhaus by Richard Lucae and, after Lucae's death in 1877, Eduard Giesenberg. Opened 20 Oct 1880 with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. Severely damaged by bombs on 23 March 1944. After plans to demolish the ruin, a citizen's initiative Rettet das Opernhaus was formed in 1953. Rebuilt as a concert hall with modern interior in the 1970s until 1981. Re-opened 28 Aug 1981 as Alte Oper with Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8. The building contains two concert halls: Großer Saal (ca. 2500 seats) and Mozart-Saal (ca. 700 seats).