Linz State Theatre

The Linz State Theatre is the largest theater in Upper Austria. It operates the venues Playhouse (formerly Big House ) and intimate theater on the promenade, the musical theater the public garden and the u \ hof: the Upper Austrian cultural quarter.

History

The real founder of the theater was Johann Franz Ahaz of Stiebar. The seat Promenade 39 was initially only a stopgap to 1788 the Redoute Hall was transformed into a theater.

In the years 1788 to 1803 was at the Linz Redoutensäle at the foot of the castle hill " the estates of theater " grown and renovated the facade of the entire building in the Empire style. Emperor Franz had approved the plan for a new theater. The theater was operated until 1848 by the Estates. Already in 1824 this year Landesbühne already bloomed but on a special glow time, although at the time of each play had to be submitted for approval prior to the performance of censorship. With the revolution of 1848, the censorship was abolished and Emperor Ferdinand promised full freedom from censorship. In the following years the Schedule contained not only operas and plays, but also also artistic deposits, whereby the Classical fell into the background.

In the 1920s, the opera came increasingly to the fore and gained popularity with the public. As a premiere a piece by Bertolt Brecht was played here in 1923. However, in the 1930s and 1940s broke out in the theater due to the depletion of the former theater audience, the middle class, a crisis; the younger people preferred the new came into fashion cinema. The City of Linz and the Province of Upper Austria was taken over the sponsorship for the theater in the early 1950s.

In 1957, the auditorium was rebuilt to designs by the architect Clemens Holzmeister. After his designs, the chamber games were built 1956-1958.

The façade of Linz State Theatre was awarded in the summer of 2008 back to the yellow hue to the house, according to analysis of the preservationists had the house in 1803. 2008/2009, a separate access from the State Theatre was built on the Promenade parking garage, so that visitors to the intimate theater and the Great House on dry ground and accessible can enter the theater ( lift from the underground car park next to the theater ). For this, the chamber play forecourt was full basement, also built a Glasvestibül as a new entrance to the chamber playing and direct connection to the foyer of the Great House. The forecourt itself was subsequently redesigned with seating steps.

The venue musical theater Linz the public garden in the center of Linz was opened on 11 April 2013. The opera, ballet and musical ensemble have since there their home. As a result, the Big House is listed on the promenade as a venue under the new name Playhouse on the promenade from September 2013.

The National Theatre in Linz today

The National Theatre is the largest cultural institution in the province of Upper Austria and the city of Linz. Since September 2006, it is headed by artistic director Rainer Mennicken. The multi -genre theater (5 lines ) per season brings out about 35 new productions and up to 900 performances in the genres of opera, operetta, musicals, drama, ballet and theater for young audiences.

The National Theatre is working closely with the Bruckner Orchestra Linz. The 110 musicians with chief conductor Dennis Russell Davies put beside the classical opera repertoire a focus on a baroque cycle and a longer-term involvement with the children's opera.

The drama department is headed by Kainz Medal winners Gerhard Willert. The ballet Division conducted the 2012 deceased choreographer and director Jochen Ulrich, who ' was a representative of magical realism dance. He worked alongside the classical dance based on Martha Graham's technique with new dance creations. From the season 2013/2014, the native Taiwanese choreographer Lin Mei Hong follow him, who worked as a ballet director at the Staatstheater Darmstadt last.

In 1998, the Division for Children and Youth Theatre was made ​​independent at the State Theatre. The u \ hof: has a nationally outstanding reputation. Long-standing Director Heidelinde Leutgöb went into the season 2007/2008 at the Schauspielhaus Hannover, her successor until the season 2008/2009 was Henry Mason to the 2009/2010 Holger Schober followed. Since the season 2011/2012 John F. Kutil is the ladder. At u \ hof: Theater is promoted above all the practical engagement with children and young people from the city of Linz. These are designed by theater teacher Anke Held programs for schools, thereby enabling children and young people access to the theater.

Shall maintain the theater of the Upper Austrian. Theatre and Orchestra GmbH, which also operates the Bruckner Orchester Linz, and in 100 - % - owned by the state of Upper Austria (via the Upper Austrian holding company).