Cologne Opera [Cologne]
type: Item
label: Oper Der Stadt Köln @nl
label: Opera di Colonia @it
label: Cologne Opera
description: Theatre building in Cologne, Germany
description: operagebouw in Köln-Altstadt-Nord, Duitsland @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2048
Importance: national or regional importance
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Cologne
GPS: Point(6.9517 50.9381)
Wikidata source: Q869662
opening date: 1957-05-18T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 138354
Capacity: 1300
Web: www.operkoeln.com
structure replaced by: Opera House [Cologne, DE]
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata instance: Q153562
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q187663
Carthalia ID: 1950
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1954-1957 by Wilhelm Riphahn. Opened 18 May 1957 with Carl Maria von Weber's Oberon. Used for opera and ballet performances. 1346 seats. 2012-2024 closed for major renovation.