Chemnitz Opera

The Chemnitz Opera House is the home venue for the musical theater branches in the theater Chemnitz. It was built from 1906 to 1909 in Chemnitz, the architect was Richard Möbius. It is located on the Theatre Square, between the adjacent buildings of the Royal Albert Museum and St. Peter's Church.

During the Second World War, the opera house was badly damaged and was rebuilt from 1947 to 1951 again.

From 1957-1989, the Austrian director Carl Riha coined as an opera director the fortunes of the house from 1962 to 1966 worked in the Harry copper as senior director.

Since between 1988 and 1992 by the architect Günter captain, Jochen Kruger and Karl -Heinz Barth carried out refurbishment, the Opera House is considered one of the most modern in Germany and Europe. This is mainly due to the existing stage technology with special rotary stage. It has space for up to 714 spectators ( 6 wheelchair users). For their work on the Chemnitz Opera House, the architects were awarded the 1994 BDA Prize of Saxony.

Specifications

  • Stage size Main Stage 473.10 m², payload 5 kN / m²
  • Backstage 240.37 m², load 5 kN / m²
  • Side Stage 153.52 m², payload 5 kN / m²
  • Proscenium (when powered-up Orchesterhubpodien ) 118.00 m², load 5 kN / m²
  • Brick portal width 11,10 m, height 8.95 m
  • Technical portal width 10,60 m, height 1.00 m, max. 9.50 m traversable
  • Diameter 15,80 m
  • Height 6.60 m
  • Infinitely variable rotation speed
  • Respectively 10,50 m x 3,50 m
  • Continuously variable extension speed
  • Load bar length max. 18.0 m
  • Load 2.5 kN
  • Load bar length max. 18.0 m
  • Load 4 kN
  • Working speed 0-1.0 m / s adjustable
  • Around hoists average load bar length approx 44.0 m
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