Stadttheater Düsseldorf

The theater was located at the Heinrich -Heine -Allee 16a in Dusseldorf and was built in 1873-1875 by Ernst Giese Neo-Renaissance based on Semper's Court Theatre in Dresden. The building was destroyed by the air raids on Dusseldorf in World War II in part. Until 1946, the building of the Opera House Dusseldorf of Deutsche Oper am Rhein was rebuilt.

History

As a city theater was used from 1751 called Gießhaus of the electoral court sculptor Gabriel de Grupello, which was therefore also called Grupellotheater. Already in 1747 the Gießhaus had been converted during a visit to the Elector as a theater. Located on the market square building, which was promoted in 1805 to Bergisch National Stage, the Prussian state had left the city in 1818. 1832, the facade of the temple of the muses was preceded by a Greek portico. Due to the rapidly increasing population of Düsseldorf, the Grupellotheater quickly became too small and it had to be built a new, larger theater building. 1864 called for 300 Düsseldorf citizens with a petition to the Lord Mayor hammer a new theater with at least 1,600 seats. Due to the City Council on February 21, 1865 approved the sum of 120,000 thalers. On March 21, 1865 decided the same Hergabe a part of the Botanical Garden at avenue road, in order to build on the new building. The ground proved to be extremely difficult because of the construction site was located on the former moat and was only to be found in great depth solid ground. The architect Ernst Giese was awarded the contract to build the new building, the designs found on November 26, 1867, the consent of the City Council. However, the start of construction was delayed. So took the examination of plans by the Royal Government for over a year. Next also charged citizens against new opposition. Only in September 1873, the establishment of the Giese'schen theater building. The plans had been previously altered, however, and the city council approved 270,000 dollars. After two years of construction could be opened with a first performance on November 29, 1875 the theater.

From 1873 to 1875 the theater was built in the style of the Florentine Neo. The house took 1350 people, with 1260 seated and 90 standing passengers. The initial stage was 15.70 feet deep and 22.50 m wide. The width of the proscenium opening was 10.50 m. In 1891, the stage was extended to 13.50 m, as a scenes and wardrobe house were grown. This purpose-built theater building structure was not until 1905/1906 inside rebuilt Opera House from Endings, designed by Hermann. The floor plan of the auditorium showed an elliptical shape. The number of floor seats has been increased by eliminating the parterre boxes in the apex of the curves. Vestibule and foyer were connected to each other by two splendid staircases. The design of the same pointed to a shift in social encounters from the private boxes in the public domain. The stage was distinguished from those of the theater in the first half of the century by great height, richer technical equipment and a greater number of side rooms. The facade was semi-cylindrical. The exterior highlighted certain components, as spectators and stage the house were outside to read.

Ernst Hartmann painted the theater curtain, which had been donated by the Art Association of the Rhineland and Westphalia. The machinist Brandt from Darmstadt was responsible for the mechanical equipment. He had also contributed to the creation of the stage Wagner in Bayreuth.

In two niches of the front facade in 1901 two bronze statues were installed, which were modeled by Professor Clemens Buscher on behalf of the Art Association of the Rhineland and Westphalia. The figure represents a Carl Leberecht Immermann represents; the other is Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy dar.

Floor Plans

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